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PLUS 480GB

PLUS 480GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -16%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -16%Peak Score -10%Read -1%, Write -0%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment -912%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,811%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -35%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -27%, Age -5%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 86.6% (376^th of 1072)

Based on 5,109 user benchmarks. Model: SSD PLUS 480GB

Poor: 58%Average: 86.6% Great: 108%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The SSD PLUS 480GB averaged just 13.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD PLUS 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 205MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD PLUS 480GB is 50.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD PLUS 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 255MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,109 samples)

Rank 37686.6%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 451	501
284	Write 403	484
178	Mixed 278	354
115	SusWrite 255	342
77.6% 347 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.7	4K Read 29.1	38
29.4	4K Write 73	114
19.2	4K Mixed 36.2	49.4
129% 46.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
138	DQ Read 341	389
86.5	DQ Write 251	303
67.2	DQ Mixed 205	246
178% 266 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 26 days ago.

223GB free

Firmware: Z31000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 269 271 270 265 266 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 407

Mixed 263

SusWrite 281

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 48.9

177% 67.5 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 210

177% 258 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 days ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z31000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 116 56 54 65 53 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 437

Mixed 231

SusWrite 103

69% 312 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 91.6

4K Mixed 44.4

162% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 256

DQ Mixed 230

195% 289 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 days ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 00RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 279 251 279 276 272 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 267

Mixed 243

SusWrite 275

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 58.6

4K Mixed 34.5

120% 40.8 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 189

179% 280 MB/s

FRA-User, 7 days ago.

126GB free

Firmware: Z31000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 276 267 266 259 264 MB/s

82.8% Excellent

Write 450

Mixed 233

SusWrite 278

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 49.6

4K Mixed 32.7

101% 34.7 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 219

198% 302 MB/s

TUR-User, 16 days ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z31000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 225 247 184 133 138 MB/s

77.8% Very good

Write 392

Mixed 303

SusWrite 210

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 49.1

4K Mixed 32.6

107% 35.9 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 195

181% 283 MB/s

FRA-User, 17 days ago.

243GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z31000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 214 200 242 121 138 MB/s

67.3% Good

Write 395

Mixed 301

SusWrite 197

73% 325 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 36.1

4K Mixed 22.8

79% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 237

203% 299 MB/s

GBR-User, 18 days ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z31000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 124 115 43 26 60 MB/s

58.8% Above average

Write 320

Mixed 227

SusWrite 86.5

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 32.2

4K Mixed 23.6

83% 26.4 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 114

DQ Mixed 135

129% 211 MB/s

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,433x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,354x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,452x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,420x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,033x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	856x

SSD
PLUS 480GBSSDBench 87%, 5,109 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	620x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	418x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $720

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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PLUS 480GB

Average Bench: 86.6% (376^th of 1072)

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