Average Bench: 72.1% (627th of 1072)

Based on 63 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD NTC 480GB

Good average bench

The SSD NTC 480GB averaged 27.8% 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 26.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.6MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD NTC 480GB is 61.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD NTC 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 63 samples)
Min Avg Max
350 Read 458 510
234 Write 387 442
12.8 Mixed 285 400
87.2 SusWrite 277 431
78.8% 352 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 4K Read 26.3 33.9
7.34 4K Write 70.6 117
0.42 4K Mixed 17.1 31.1
99.2% 38 MB/s
Min Avg Max
74.6 DQ Read 127 194
8.97 DQ Write 245 344
0.31 DQ Mixed 29.3 49.3
66.7% 134 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
446GB free
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 427 428 427 424 427 MB/s
Read 491
Write 417
Mixed 410
SusWrite 428
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 33
148% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 49.9
105% 211 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 148 10 85 85 75 MB/s
Read 494
Write 414
Mixed 402
SusWrite 101
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 30
133% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 48.1
95% 187 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 26 64 39 30 59 MB/s
Read 501
Write 77.1
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 49
34% 162 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 32.2
114% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 93.9
DQ Mixed 0.8
48% 121 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1218A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 120 122 6.4 14 75 MB/s
Read 450
Write 225
Mixed 342
SusWrite 90
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 17.7
96% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 23
74% 153 MB/s
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0605A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 94 54 37 22 72 MB/s
Read 501
Write 380
Mixed 128
SusWrite 91.8
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 1.7
81% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 2.2
62% 143 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1218A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 4.3 3.7 8.3 46 76 MB/s
Read 369
Write 351
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 63.9
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 12.4
4K Mixed 1
43% 12.2 MB/s
DQ Read 96.1
DQ Write 19.7
DQ Mixed 1.1
16% 39 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,658,602 SSDs tested

Typical NTC 480GB Builds (Compare 7,626 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H-CF - $70

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $365

Popular NTC 480GB compatible motherboards:

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