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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 75.1% (572nd of 1072)

Based on 88 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD PLUS 480GB
Poor: 59%Average: 75.1% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The SSD PLUS 480GB averaged 24.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD PLUS 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 101MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD PLUS 480GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD PLUS 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 267MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 170MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 88 samples)
Rank 57275.1%
Min Avg Max
273 Read 404 469
232 Write 370 462
205 Mixed 296 417
92.8 SusWrite 267 341
75% 334 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.9 4K Read 26.5 35.4
29 4K Write 57.5 85.1
16.7 4K Mixed 28.2 44.3
107% 37.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.9 DQ Read 170 285
58.7 DQ Write 150 241
23.6 DQ Mixed 101 220
92.1% 140 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
353GB free
Firmware: Z310
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 283 284 283 279 277 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 451
Mixed 259
SusWrite 287
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 43.9
157% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 211
162% 222 MB/s
364GB free
Firmware: Z310
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 410 286 283 284 283 MB/s
91.5% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 450
Mixed 300
SusWrite 328
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 40.8
139% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 210
162% 221 MB/s
363GB free
Firmware: Z310
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 377 284 285 284 283 MB/s
91.5% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 419
Mixed 278
SusWrite 325
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 41.9
144% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 196
150% 204 MB/s
363GB free
Firmware: Z310
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 438 441 294 284 283 MB/s
89.9% Excellent
Read 376
Write 459
Mixed 258
SusWrite 362
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 41.2
139% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 194
150% 206 MB/s
359GB free
Firmware: Z310
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 417 298 285 284 284 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 318
Write 342
Mixed 284
SusWrite 327
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 28.9
120% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 192
148% 202 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z310
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 193 191 246 108 157 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 411
Write 372
Mixed 221
SusWrite 188
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 34.2
118% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 158
125% 173 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,702,772 SSDs tested

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Typical PLUS 480GB Builds (Compare 3,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples940x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples854x
FX-8320AMD  $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples395x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples180x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples159x
SSD
PLUS 480GBSSDBench 75%, 88 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples61x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $338

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