OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

▲ ARC 100 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,589)
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Effective Speed -11%Effective Speed -11%Average Score -12%Read -23%, Write -7%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score -15%Read -19%, Write -8%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -3%, Market Share -∞%, Price 125%, Value 30%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -16%, ADQ Read -8%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age -9%, AS-SSD Total -9%

Average Bench: 85.2% (385^th of 1058)

Based on 1,589 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-ARC100

Poor: 60%Average: 85.2% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The OCZ ARC 100 480GB averaged just 14.8% 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 200MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ ARC 100 480GB is 40.5%. 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 275MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 365MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,589 samples)

Rank 38585.2%

Min	Avg	Max
285	Read 365	413
256	Write 385	440
206	Mixed 275	313
201	SusWrite 345	411
77.2% 342 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.3	4K Read 24.5	28.7
41.2	4K Write 84.5	121
22.1	4K Mixed 32.3	38.2
123% 47.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
102	DQ Read 277	303
90.6	DQ Write 254	329
42.2	DQ Mixed 200	231
168% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 23 mins ago.

408GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 344 402 346 410 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 425

Mixed 295

SusWrite 384

83% 365 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 88.3

4K Mixed 30.7

122% 47.5 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 224

192% 282 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 317 358 300 278 259 MB/s

86.5% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 250

SusWrite 305

72% 318 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 36.4

138% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 301

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 204

171% 249 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

143GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 318 337 374 287 350 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 412

Mixed 293

SusWrite 322

80% 354 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 66.6

4K Mixed 31.7

113% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 140

132% 209 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 days ago.

401GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 344 394 383 367 410 MB/s

67.2% Good

Write 416

Mixed 290

SusWrite 382

82% 363 MB/s

4K Read 14.5

4K Write 31.5

4K Mixed 22.1

67% 22.7 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 154

DQ Mixed 189

140% 185 MB/s

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $175Bench 78%, 186,899 samples	1,161x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 316,893 samples	750x
Core i5-4460Intel $99Bench 71%, 209,539 samples	684x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 671,374 samples	626x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 34%, 384,574 samples	416x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples	374x

SSD
ARC 100 480GBOCZ $70Bench 85%, 1,589 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 86,383 samples	210x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 70,177 samples	135x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 43,547 samples	101x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $585

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-480G

ARC 100 480GB

Average Bench: 85.2% (385^th of 1058)

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ARC 100 480GB

Average Bench: 85.2% (385th of 1058)

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