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HyperX SHSS37A/480G

Savage 480GB

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Controller: Phison PS3110. NAND Memory: Toshiba A19 MLC. Release date: Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 80.4% (479th of 1071)

Based on 165 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A
Poor: 51%Average: 80.4% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The HyperX Savage 480GB averaged just 19.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HyperX Savage 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HyperX Savage 480GB is 45.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HyperX Savage 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 49.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 21.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 165 samples)
Rank 47980.4%
Min Avg Max
319 Read 429 525
181 Write 415 506
223 Mixed 368 506
104 SusWrite 356 473
88.4% 392 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 4K Read 24 30.1
12.8 4K Write 63.6 104
8.92 4K Mixed 21.3 38.9
97.3% 36.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 DQ Read 232 348
50.8 DQ Write 222 349
10.8 DQ Mixed 49.7 157
85.9% 168 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
262GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 471 459 448 465 474 MB/s
92.9% Outstanding
Read 342
Write 435
Mixed 302
SusWrite 464
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 32.5
112% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 68.4
133% 266 MB/s
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 413 418 430 443 441 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 439
Write 371
Mixed 305
SusWrite 418
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 32
110% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 174
173% 277 MB/s
310GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 439 435 434 441 436 MB/s
76.1% Very good
Read 361
Write 470
Mixed 346
SusWrite 436
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 22.6
80% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 97.8
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 43.1
88% 170 MB/s
151GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 181 187 186 186 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 327
Write 313
Mixed 242
SusWrite 183
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 28
93% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 64.5
83% 149 MB/s
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Typical Savage 480GB Builds (Compare 18,866 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $102Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,133x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $255Bench 76%, 159,077 samples2,639x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,373x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,230x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples1,031x
SSD
Savage 480GBHyperX  $198Bench 80%, 165 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,264x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples796x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $725

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