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Adata ASP550SS3-480GM-C

Premier SP550 480GB

▲ Premier SP550 480GB
BENCHMARKS (8,505)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(1)
BUY • $129

Effective Speed -16%Effective Speed -16%Average Score -22%Read 4%, Write -13%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -133%Peak Score -25%Read 4%, Write -7%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -162%Value & Sentiment -124%User Rating -6%, Market Share -406%, Price -13%, Value -73%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read -1%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -7%, ADQ Read -6%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -2%, Age 6%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 81.6% (474^th of 1080)

Based on 8,505 user benchmarks. Models: ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550, ADAT SP550

Poor: 61%Average: 81.6% Great: 95%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 480GB averaged just 18.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata Premier SP550 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 480GB is 34.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Adata Premier SP550 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 146MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 331MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,505 samples)

Rank 47481.6%

Min	Avg	Max
363	Read 461	508
78.5	Write 364	446
122	Mixed 331	396
117	SusWrite 146	168
72.7% 326 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.5	4K Read 27.8	33.1
35	4K Write 80.7	114
23.9	4K Mixed 39.3	49.3
135% 49.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
207	DQ Read 284	341
75.3	DQ Write 269	334
99.1	DQ Mixed 216	252
179% 256 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

CZE-User, 17 hrs ago.

363GB free

Firmware: P0330AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 154 79 77 78 76 MB/s

82% Excellent

Write 432

Mixed 385

SusWrite 150

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 65.7

4K Mixed 38.3

127% 44.1 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 240

198% 282 MB/s

BGR-User, 6 hrs ago.

349GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0330AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 94 93 96 178 73 MB/s

74.1% Very good

Write 227

Mixed 362

SusWrite 108

65% 295 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 33.4

129% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 321

DQ Write 67.7

DQ Mixed 106

100% 165 MB/s

POL-User, 2 days ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0330AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 159 117 65 69 68 MB/s

48.2% Average

Write 268

Mixed 237

SusWrite 130

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 32.3

4K Mixed 24.8

77% 25.3 MB/s

DQ Read 29.8

DQ Write 76.7

DQ Mixed 41.5

35% 49.3 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	921x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	688x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	352x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	204x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	171x

SSD
Premier SP550 480GBAdata $129Bench 82%, 8,505 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	135x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	44x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $824

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Adata ASP550SS3-480GM-C

Premier SP550 480GB

Average Bench: 81.6% (474^th of 1080)

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Adata ASP550SS3-480GM-C

Premier SP550 480GB

Average Bench: 81.6% (474th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 81.6% (474^th of 1080)