OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

▲ ARC 100 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,242)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(1)
BUY • $120

Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average User Bench -10%Read -21%, Write -6%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write 2%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 6%Peak Lab Bench -13%Read -18%, Write -8%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -12%, Market Share -∞%, Price 22%, Value -4%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -9%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -6%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 86.2% (319^th of 1011)

Based on 1,242 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-ARC100

Poor: 61%Average: 86.2% Great: 102%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The OCZ ARC 100 480GB averaged just 13.8% 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 88.1MB/s

See where your SSD ranks →

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ ARC 100 480GB is 41.3%. 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 364MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,242 samples)

Rank 31986.2%

Min	Avg	Max
277	Read 364	411
237	Write 381	440
212	Mixed 278	315
207	SusWrite 348	411
77.3% 343 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	4K Read 24.9	29.2
42.6	4K Write 88.1	127
20.1	4K Mixed 32.3	38.8
126% 48.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
144	DQ Read 276	303
113	DQ Write 261	329
69.6	DQ Mixed 197	232
167% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 12 hrs ago.

82GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 373 438 373 438 373 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 298

SusWrite 403

85% 376 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 35.6

159% 68 MB/s

DQ Read 301

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 223

192% 282 MB/s

AUS-User, 11 hrs ago.

324GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 404 410 409 404 415 MB/s

99.4% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 304

SusWrite 413

88% 391 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 36.8

143% 55.5 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 225

194% 285 MB/s

USA-User, 19 hrs ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 368 433 354 338 262 MB/s

95.9% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 312

SusWrite 359

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 36.6

143% 55.6 MB/s

DQ Read 301

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 226

195% 285 MB/s

POL-User, 1 hr ago.

111GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 429 374 428 369 438 MB/s

93.7% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 304

SusWrite 410

87% 385 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 35.8

135% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 193

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 172

155% 230 MB/s

ZAF-User, 49 mins ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 262 319 278 320 333 MB/s

74.6% Very good

Write 278

Mixed 223

SusWrite 300

62% 273 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 82.3

4K Mixed 28.7

114% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 145

DQ Mixed 202

155% 215 MB/s

1,242 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,850,011 SSDs tested.

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ARC 100 480GB Builds (Compare 34,193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 55%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $113Bench 69%, 242,099 samples	11,874x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $235Bench 68%, 131,121 samples	4,865x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $139Bench 74%, 83,316 samples	4,420x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $124Bench 57%, 768,624 samples	5,589x
GTX 1070Nvidia $409Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	3,061x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 32%, 464,235 samples	2,992x

SSD
ARC 100 480GBOCZ $120Bench 86%, 1,242 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 285,104 samples	2,980x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $76Bench 86%, 147,487 samples	983x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $65Bench 87%, 90,333 samples	897x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $499

Popular ARC 100 480GB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your SSD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

Workstation

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchMark.
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
- Identify the strongest components in your PC.
- See speed test results from other users.
- Compare your components to the current market leaders.
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
- Share your opinion by voting.

Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) December 2019 SSD Rankings.

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. ^[SSDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

Comments

SSDrivePro

level
1,352

Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3. Flash Memory: Toshiba A19nm MLC

The OCZ ARC SSD Series will take you there...

Added 4 years ago.

USA-User

level
5,966

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

Your
opinion?

▲Like ▼Dislike

Ready to retire
Age: 5 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Samsung 850 Pro 512GB
vs Crucial MX300 525GB
vs SanDisk Ultra II 480GB
vs Crucial BX100 500GB
vs SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB
vs Samsung 850 Evo 500GB
vs OCZ Vector 180 480GB
vs Crucial MX100 512GB
vs Crucial MX200 500GB

1011 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different SSDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

Solid State Drives

What is the SSD value for money rating?

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

What is the effective SSD speed index?

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $54

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

Average Bench: 86.2% (319^th of 1011)

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

Strengths

Average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

Popular ARC 100 480GB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Official site ocz.com/...

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

		$1201 day
		$15017 days

OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

Average Bench: 86.2% (319th of 1011)

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

Strengths

Average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

Popular ARC 100 480GB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Official site ocz.com/...

Disliked (edit your comment) Add link

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 86.2% (319^th of 1011)