OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

▲ ARC 100 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,416)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -9%Read -20%, Write -5%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write 0%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score -13%Read -18%, Write -8%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment -693%User Rating -12%, Market Share -2,844%, Price 65%, Value 19%Nice To Haves -7%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -3%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -8%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 85% (353^rd of 1021)

Based on 1,416 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-ARC100

Poor: 64%Average: 85% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ ARC 100 480GB averaged just 15.0% 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 196MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 83.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ ARC 100 480GB is 35.7%. 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 277MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 366MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,416 samples)

Rank 35385%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 366	410
246	Write 384	440
214	Mixed 277	311
212	SusWrite 349	412
77.4% 344 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 24.5	28.9
41.5	4K Write 83.8	121
22	4K Mixed 31.7	38.1
122% 46.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
120	DQ Read 272	303
112	DQ Write 253	329
41.3	DQ Mixed 196	231
166% 241 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

302GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 426 372 435 374 440 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 312

SusWrite 397

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 38

149% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 303

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 220

192% 283 MB/s

GBR-User, 21 hrs ago.

185GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 366 435 372 436 366 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 439

Mixed 297

SusWrite 400

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 98.5

4K Mixed 28.8

130% 51.4 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 223

192% 281 MB/s

GBR-User, 21 hrs ago.

302GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 366 433 348 401 359 MB/s

77.5% Very good

Write 399

Mixed 289

SusWrite 388

80% 353 MB/s

4K Read 15.4

4K Write 62.8

4K Mixed 23.1

86% 33.8 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 229

195% 284 MB/s

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $100

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $160Bench 73%, 247,842 samples	13,600x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $320Bench 73%, 137,078 samples	5,587x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $189Bench 76%, 97,727 samples	5,129x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $252Bench 57%, 877,208 samples	6,379x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples	3,633x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $150Bench 32%, 587,316 samples	3,446x

SSD
ARC 100 480GBOCZ $96Bench 85%, 1,416 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 82%, 345,080 samples	3,431x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 226,313 samples	1,154x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 85%, 123,414 samples	1,054x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $683

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
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OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

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OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

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