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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Effective Speed 
+67%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 237,298 user samples
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Best Bench: 85% 415GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 31% 359GB free (System drive)
Poor: 31% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 757th / 1074
237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 231st / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		63.8 % 106 % Much faster effective speed.
+67%
Average Score 
+78%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		440 MB/s 451 MB/s +2%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		316 MB/s 425 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+34%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		26.4 MB/s 34.4 MB/s Much faster random read.
+30%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		53.5 MB/s 85.2 MB/s Much faster random write.
+59%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		275 MB/s 401 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+46%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		11.3 MB/s 47.2 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+318%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		252 MB/s 400 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+59%
Peak Score 
+33%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		499 MB/s 514 MB/s +3%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		420 MB/s 474 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+13%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		38.2 MB/s 43.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+14%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		99.4 MB/s 116 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+17%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		374 MB/s 449 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+20%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		23.8 MB/s 59.3 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+149%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		409 MB/s 467 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+14%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.5 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 59 % More popular.
+18%
Nice To Haves 
+261%
Age
Newest 		52+ Months Much more recent.
+32% 		76+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		191 MB/s 390 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+104%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		312 MB/s 364 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+17%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		887 Pts 1,275 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+44%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		42.5 MB/s 298 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+601%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		147 MB/s 350 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+138%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		210 MB/s 308 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+47%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		18.9 MB/s 240 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+1,170%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 63.8%
Average Bench 106%
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Probably the best SATA III SSD you can buy for 60 US Dollar. Offered excellent performance (albeit it won't match any NVMe ones!) and suitable amount of capacity for that price. Overall a reliable all around SSD for nearly every computers unless if the computer has no support for SATA which means your computer is too old! [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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