Adata ASP550SS3-960GM-C

Premier SP550 960GB

▲ Premier SP550 960GB
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Effective Speed -16%Effective Speed -16%Average Score -16%Read -5%, Write -6%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -62%Peak Score -22%Read -6%, Write -5%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -98%Value & Sentiment User Rating -3%, Market Share -∞%, Price 87%, Value 15%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read -12%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -14%, ADQ Read -9%, ADQ Write 2%, ADQ Mixed -2%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total -9%

Average Bench: 81.6% (465^th of 1072)

Based on 1,022 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SP550

Poor: 59%Average: 81.6% Great: 95%

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Very good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 960GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata Premier SP550 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 206MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 960GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata Premier SP550 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 220MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 304MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,022 samples)

Rank 46581.6%

Min	Avg	Max
337	Read 416	454
202	Write 386	456
187	Mixed 304	339
188	SusWrite 220	231
74.3% 332 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.2	4K Read 24.4	28.9
38.9	4K Write 82.2	117
20.8	4K Mixed 36.4	44.9
127% 47.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
88.9	DQ Read 275	324
88	DQ Write 274	330
50.2	DQ Mixed 206	239
174% 252 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 month ago.

265GB free

Firmware: O1126A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 443 203 75 81 78 MB/s

80.4% Excellent

Write 395

Mixed 305

SusWrite 220

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 77.6

4K Mixed 36.2

121% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 226

187% 267 MB/s

FRA-User, 15 days ago.

530GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1126A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 393 209 169 76 79 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 396

Mixed 312

SusWrite 221

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 19.3

4K Write 62.9

4K Mixed 30.3

101% 37.5 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 236

197% 285 MB/s

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Typical Premier SP550 960GB Builds (Compare 1,562 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H - $350

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	484x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	430x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	98x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	88x

SSD
Premier SP550 960GBAdata $109Bench 82%, 1,022 samples	1x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	47x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	45x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	41x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $795

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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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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Adata ASP550SS3-960GM-C

Premier SP550 960GB

Average Bench: 81.6% (465^th of 1072)

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Premier SP550 960GB

Average Bench: 81.6% (465th of 1072)

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