Average Bench: 78% (523rd of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: ALERTSEAL SSD 480GB

Good average bench

The Alertseal 480GB 480GB averaged 22.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Alertseal 480GB 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 77.9MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Alertseal 480GB 480GB is 76.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Alertseal 480GB 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 274MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 330MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
360 Read 468 515
0.5 Write 398 479
2 Mixed 330 437
1.4 SusWrite 274 443
82.3% 368 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 28.9 72.5
4.5 4K Write 56.1 114
1 4K Mixed 26.9 56.6
108% 37.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.3 DQ Read 247 392
15.6 DQ Write 228 361
0.6 DQ Mixed 77.9 244
102% 184 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 390 392 411 415 412 MB/s
Read 429
Write 368
Mixed 329
SusWrite 399
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 32
106% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 244
204% 297 MB/s
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0712B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 369 401 422 413 416 MB/s
Read 497
Write 428
Mixed 410
SusWrite 403
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 25.4
106% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 45.7
90% 176 MB/s
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0712B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 337 384 367 397 396 MB/s
Read 405
Write 383
Mixed 357
SusWrite 373
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 24.8
95% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 43.6
83% 162 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,684 SSDs tested

Typical 480GB 480GB Builds (Compare 908 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z390M Pro4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $519

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