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Zenith A3-PRO 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 87.4% (366th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: GeIL Zenith A3-PRO 480GB
Poor: 57%Average: 87.4% Great: 102%

Very good average bench

The Geil Zenith A3-PRO 480GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Geil Zenith A3-PRO 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 142MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil Zenith A3-PRO 480GB is 44.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Geil Zenith A3-PRO 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 307MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 202MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 36687.4%
Min Avg Max
320 Read 473 519
223 Write 385 438
245 Mixed 349 472
186 SusWrite 307 419
84.8% 378 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.5 4K Read 25.2 29.6
39.5 4K Write 79.2 120
19.5 4K Mixed 34 45.3
124% 46.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 DQ Read 202 276
94.6 DQ Write 242 294
17.8 DQ Mixed 142 208
129% 195 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 393 426 430 432 430 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 428
Mixed 317
SusWrite 401
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 41.6
149% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 207
176% 257 MB/s
229GB free
Firmware: N1126F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 425
Mixed 470
104% 466 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 37.4
142% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 74.4
109% 203 MB/s
76GB free
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 405 406 328 400 323 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 398
Mixed 303
SusWrite 376
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 40.8
140% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 194
162% 234 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 425 428 426 437 393 MB/s
97.2% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 438
Mixed 331
SusWrite 419
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 36.2
125% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 207
177% 257 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 310 204 164 188 85 MB/s
96.7% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 438
Mixed 336
SusWrite 206
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 45.3
165% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 208
177% 257 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 272 209 251 187 225 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 410
Write 327
Mixed 252
SusWrite 252
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 30.4
96% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 205
173% 251 MB/s
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 295 9.5 9 65 375 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 431
Write 313
Mixed 292
SusWrite 186
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 27
89% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 208
176% 255 MB/s
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 320
Write 223
Mixed 245
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 25.7
86% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 76.8
DQ Write 94.6
DQ Mixed 40.4
43% 70.6 MB/s

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