FCS-480gb 480GB

FCS-480gb 480GB
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -47%Read -6%, Write -16%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -166%, SusWrite -15%Peak Score -26%Read -2%, Write -13%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -98%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment -846%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,678%Nice To Haves -130%DQ Read -64%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -101%, ADQ Read -130%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -794%, Age 113%, AS-SSD Total -34%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 66.6% (725^th of 1072)

Based on 45 user benchmarks. Model: FCS-480gb

Poor: 30%Average: 66.6% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The FCS-480gb 480GB averaged 33.3% 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-64Thread Write Speed 244MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the FCS-480gb 480GB is 55.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the FCS-480gb 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 142MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)

Rank 72566.6%

Min	Avg	Max
278	Read 433	496
58.5	Write 350	429
14.3	Mixed 306	401
25.6	SusWrite 257	402
75.4% 336 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
2	4K Read 23.1	33.7
2.5	4K Write 55.2	85.9
0.3	4K Mixed 16.9	29.5
85.9% 31.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.9	DQ Read 142	224
3	DQ Write 244	320
0.2	DQ Mixed 29.1	165
68.3% 138 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

407GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 399 395 376 379 384 MB/s

80.6% Excellent

Write 399

Mixed 377

SusWrite 389

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 73.1

4K Mixed 19.1

99% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 89.7

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 27.1

72% 144 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

247GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1027A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 375 396 358 339 223 MB/s

75.1% Very good

Write 190

Mixed 318

SusWrite 347

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 55

4K Mixed 21.7

96% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 48.6

86% 163 MB/s

GBR-User, 14 days ago.

409GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 378 380 364 361 355 MB/s

74.8% Very good

Write 348

Mixed 351

SusWrite 367

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 60

4K Mixed 16.9

89% 33.5 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 27.6

67% 134 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 days ago.

411GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 384 389 355 374 339 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 373

Mixed 359

SusWrite 370

87% 388 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 16.3

79% 31.5 MB/s

DQ Read 88.9

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 27.5

69% 138 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

373GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0315A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 331 337 326 335 326 MB/s

64.4% Good

Write 365

Mixed 313

SusWrite 323

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 46.7

4K Mixed 15.8

75% 27.4 MB/s

DQ Read 80.5

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 28.2

70% 138 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

325GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 265 28 171 222 3.8 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 390

Mixed 370

SusWrite 180

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 17.7

81% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 90.8

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 27.1

68% 137 MB/s

GBR-User, 26 days ago.

333GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1011B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 358 388 398 396 401 MB/s

59.7% Above average

Write 398

Mixed 21.2

SusWrite 364

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 64.9

4K Mixed 0.2

59% 27.1 MB/s

DQ Read 69.1

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 0.2

57% 130 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200721

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 83 87 91 45 14 MB/s

54.5% Above average

Write 366

Mixed 324

SusWrite 75.6

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 52.9

4K Mixed 11.5

79% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 18.6

70% 151 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7020

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	1,724x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	1,083x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	285x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	1,374x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	309x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	258x

SSD
FCS-480gb 480GBBench 67%, 45 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	102x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	83x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 7,217 samples	77x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $203

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

FCS-480gb 480GB

Average Bench: 66.6% (725^th of 1072)

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