KingstonSKC300S37A/480G
SanDiskSDSSDHII-480G-G25

Controller: SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode. Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Memory: SanDisk 19nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 63,595 user samples
712 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% 447GB free
Worst Bench: 44% 111GB free (System drive)
Poor: 44% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 825th / 1071
62,883 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 446GB free
Worst Bench: 59% 266GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 387th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
57.7 % 86.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+49%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
382 MB/s 453 MB/s Faster read speed.
+19%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
248 MB/s 392 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+58%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
24.4 MB/s 29.2 MB/s Faster random read.
+20%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
19.7 MB/s 75.1 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+281%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
279 MB/s +0% 278 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
22.2 MB/s 36.4 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+64%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
198 MB/s 243 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+23%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
460 MB/s 504 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+10%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
300 MB/s 478 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+59%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
32.8 MB/s 37.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+15%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
25 MB/s 113 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+352%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
345 MB/s 352 MB/s +2%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
28.3 MB/s 49 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+73%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
254 MB/s 349 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+37%
Market Share
Based on 75,749,404 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300%
Value
Value For Money
13.7 % 36.8 % Hugely better value.
+168%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 55 % Slightly more popular.
+10%
Price
Price (score)
$85 $39 Much cheaper.
+54%
Age
Newest
116+ Months 115 Months +1%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
232 MB/s 390 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+68%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
113 MB/s 307 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+172%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
643 Pts 1,202 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+87%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
147 MB/s 251 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+71%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
217 MB/s 335 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+54%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
95.3 MB/s 247 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+159%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
118 MB/s 203 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+72%
Capacity
Capacity
480GB 480GB
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