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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 70.7% (662nd of 1072)

Based on 3,645 user benchmarks.  Model: 3 480GB SSD
Poor: 32%Average: 70.7% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The 3 480GB SSD 480GB averaged 29.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 73.6MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 3 480GB SSD 480GB is 68.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 3 480GB SSD 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 33.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 218MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,645 samples)
Rank 66270.7%
Min Avg Max
329 Read 452 508
55.3 Write 346 439
18 Mixed 293 405
22.5 SusWrite 218 423
73.1% 327 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 26.5 37.6
8.13 4K Write 73.6 114
0.3 4K Mixed 20 33.9
105% 40 MB/s
Min Avg Max
73.8 DQ Read 156 237
13.3 DQ Write 240 338
0.4 DQ Mixed 33.7 51.9
71.6% 143 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 351 344 340 340 337 MB/s
86.2% Excellent
Read 432
Write 354
Mixed 350
SusWrite 341
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 29.1
126% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 50.8
89% 170 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 71 75 47 68 71 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 450
Write 380
Mixed 384
SusWrite 93.3
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 31.3
149% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 47.4
91% 177 MB/s
140GB free
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 237 84 103 89 109 MB/s
67% Good
Read 403
Write 374
Mixed 374
SusWrite 168
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 53.8
4K Mixed 21.5
104% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 46.9
83% 160 MB/s
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1011A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 88 129 5.7 8.5 10 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 498
Write 439
Mixed 373
SusWrite 44.7
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 19.2
117% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 99.6
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 1
64% 146 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0126A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 363 203 150 169 87 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 446
Write 417
Mixed 374
SusWrite 169
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 66.1
4K Mixed 0.7
75% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 87.1
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 0.7
54% 124 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0126A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 5.7 81 58 106 95 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 307
Write 183
Mixed 216
SusWrite 80.4
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 12.8
62% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 24.1
DQ Write 58.8
DQ Mixed 17.3
20% 33.4 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 58 5.3 7.5 12 46 MB/s
33.1% Below average
Read 458
Write 376
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 85.6
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 0.4
28% 9 MB/s
DQ Read 83.7
DQ Write 17.6
DQ Mixed 0.4
13% 33.9 MB/s
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Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,587x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,689x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,081x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,285x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples980x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples979x
SSD
480GB SSD 480GB3Bench 71%, 3,645 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples424x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $374

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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