OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

▲ ARC 100 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,322)
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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average User Bench -10%Read -21%, Write -6%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite 6%Peak Lab Bench -14%Read -19%, Write -8%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -6%Value & Sentiment -722%User Rating -12%, Market Share -2,889%, Price 19%, Value -8%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read -0%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -6%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 85.9% (332^nd of 1016)

Based on 1,322 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-ARC100

Poor: 63%Average: 85.9% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ ARC 100 480GB averaged just 14.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ ARC 100 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 197MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 87.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ ARC 100 480GB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OCZ ARC 100 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 365MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,322 samples)

Rank 33285.9%

Min	Avg	Max
288	Read 365	410
240	Write 382	440
213	Mixed 278	314
206	SusWrite 348	412
77.4% 343 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.3	4K Read 24.9	29.2
41.4	4K Write 87.2	126
20.2	4K Mixed 32.2	38.7
125% 48.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
142	DQ Read 275	303
114	DQ Write 259	329
67.9	DQ Mixed 197	232
167% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 14 hrs ago.

402GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 372 437 375 440 374 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 307

SusWrite 405

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 35.2

130% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 222

193% 283 MB/s

RUS-User, 16 hrs ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 375 409 425 375 431 MB/s

92% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 289

SusWrite 370

82% 362 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 32.2

136% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 227

194% 282 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 hrs ago.

95GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 270 329 335 294 339 MB/s

76.8% Very good

Write 337

Mixed 224

SusWrite 314

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 81

4K Mixed 26.6

108% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 210

170% 241 MB/s

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Workstation 55%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $100

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $105Bench 69%, 242,718 samples	12,401x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $235Bench 69%, 127,766 samples	5,108x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $140Bench 73%, 86,934 samples	4,646x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $277Bench 57%, 752,023 samples	5,822x
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 78%, 703,911 samples	3,232x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 32%, 460,733 samples	3,133x

SSD
ARC 100 480GBOCZ $120Bench 86%, 1,322 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 294,777 samples	3,121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 88%, 173,945 samples	1,033x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 88%, 100,526 samples	948x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $665

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Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
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OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

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ARC 100 480GB

Average Bench: 85.9% (332nd of 1016)

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