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IntelSSDPE(D|2)1D480GASX

Release date: Q4 2023.

Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 8,313 user samples
6,318 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 616% 717GB free (System drive)
Poor bench: 303% 1.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 303% Great: 616%
SPEED RANK: 9th / 1080
1,995 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 541% 608GB free
Worst Bench: 280% 108GB free (System drive)
Poor: 280% Great: 541%
SPEED RANK: 16th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
487 % Faster effective speed.
+14%
429 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
2487 MB/s Faster read speed.
+22%
2045 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
3874 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+123%
1741 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
79.4 MB/s 209 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+163%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
195 MB/s Faster random write.
+12%
174 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
2948 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+57%
1876 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
106 MB/s 186 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+75%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
3533 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+119%
1616 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
3190 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+38%
2309 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
4857 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+142%
2003 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
94.8 MB/s 284 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+200%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
295 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+18%
251 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
3621 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+69%
2139 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
143 MB/s 263 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+84%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
4701 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+137%
1986 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 77,427,961 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.52 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
233 % Insanely better value.
+1,860%
11.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
65 % More popular.
+25%
52 %
Price
Price (score)
$280 Hugely cheaper.
+81%
$1,499
Age
Newest
13 Months Hugely more recent.
+84%
83+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
2277 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+7%
2134 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1855 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+14%
1621 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
6,803 Pts Stronger server IO.
+10%
6,172 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
2062 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+16%
1773 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
1580 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+27%
1241 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
1177 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+25%
944 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
1370 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+30%
1051 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
4TB 480GB

The Samsung 990 Pro has a strong consumer performance profile. It offers burst read speeds of 3 GB/s and burst write speeds of 5 GB/s. The 990 Pro also offers respectable out of cache performance. At current prices (1TB $120 USD, 2TB $165 USD and 4TB $320 USD) the Samsung 990 Pro offers worse value for money than the WD Black SN850X. Samsung’s superior SSD technology allowed them to dominate the consumer market since SSDs became mainstream in 2010. However, in today’s market, their technology no longer justifies a price premium. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

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The 480 GB Intel Optane 900P is one of the first NVMe PCIe SSDs available, based on Intel’s new Optane memory and 3D XPoint technology. 280GB versions are also available with almost identical performance at a lower price, in line with the reduced capacity. The 480 GB 900P is comes in a half height half length add-in card form and has a PCIe 3.0 x 4 interface. The sequential read and write speeds of 2500 MB/s and 2000 MB/s are the fastest of any consumer SSD on the market today, however this is only 10% ahead of the next best NVMe PCIe SSD based on flash technology, the Samsung 960 Pro. The random 4K read and write speed disparities are far greater, with the 480 GB 900P achieving a whopping four times faster random 4K read speeds than for the 960 Pro. If memory usage is heavily skewed towards random 4K reading, then shifting to the 900P would yield a huge performance boost worthy of the 900P’s high price tag. Access to this latest technology comes at double the cost per gigabyte compared to the 960 Pro. Currently the PCIe interface will be a bottleneck for even greater performance. However, it’s early days for Optane memory and it’s likely that Intel will release higher performing devices in the future as faster bus technologies emerge. [Nov '17 SSDrivePro]

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Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) November 2024 SSD Rankings

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