Apacer

AST680S 480GB

AST680S 480GB
BENCHMARKS (43)
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -7%Read 6%, Write 9%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -20%Peak Score +0%Read 3%, Write 2%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read 0%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -60%, ADQ Read -13%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -68%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 89.8% (333^rd of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks. Model: Apacer AST680S 480GB

Poor: 58%Average: 89.8% Great: 105%

Popular builds with this SSD

Dell Inspiron 660s (2)

Very good average bench

The Apacer AST680S 480GB averaged just 10.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apacer AST680S 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 155MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 85.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apacer AST680S 480GB is 46.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apacer AST680S 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 248MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 372MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)

Rank 33389.8%

Min	Avg	Max
365	Read 483	521
56.1	Write 440	496
69.1	Mixed 372	508
66.1	SusWrite 248	474
86.5% 386 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.7	4K Read 29.3	37.4
15	4K Write 85.1	114
10.6	4K Mixed 34.6	47.2
134% 49.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.6	DQ Read 290	368
29.5	DQ Write 272	354
11.9	DQ Mixed 155	207
151% 239 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

DEU-User, 3 years ago.

258GB free

Firmware: AP122PD0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 429 157 177 178 174 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 388

SusWrite 247

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 97.3

4K Mixed 40.7

152% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 199

190% 300 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

97GB free

Firmware: AP122PD0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 436 150 177 176 176 MB/s

96.1% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 371

SusWrite 256

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 87

4K Mixed 39.4

146% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 202

193% 302 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 years ago.

258GB free

Firmware: AP122PD0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 403 143 172 177 174 MB/s

96% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 389

SusWrite 253

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 91.8

4K Mixed 40.5

148% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 200

190% 298 MB/s

DEU-User, 12 months ago.

363GB free

Firmware: AP122PD0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 425 133 174 174 173 MB/s

92.3% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 368

SusWrite 247

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 83.7

4K Mixed 38

138% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 199

191% 300 MB/s

MYS-User, 2 years ago.

269GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AP122PD0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 80 96 74 89 87 MB/s

58.6% Above average

Write 411

Mixed 69.1

SusWrite 104

55% 250 MB/s

4K Read 10.7

4K Write 36.6

4K Mixed 25.1

68% 24.1 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 51.5

109% 225 MB/s

MYS-User, 2 years ago.

272GB free (System drive)

Firmware: AP122PD0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 69 87 69 86 58 MB/s

58.3% Above average

Write 390

Mixed 350

SusWrite 99.4

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 37.1

4K Mixed 24.6

81% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 29.5

DQ Mixed 197

143% 196 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Dell Inspiron 660s

CPU
Core i5-3330SIntelBench 64%, 4,454 samples	91x
Pentium G2030Intel $24Bench 49%, 18,277 samples	87x
Core i3-3240IntelBench 55%, 37,789 samples	84x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	312x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	136x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	52x

SSD
AST680S 480GBApacerBench 90%, 43 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 7,230 samples	28x
HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 4,880 samples	22x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	20x

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Apacer

AST680S 480GB

Average Bench: 89.8% (333^rd of 1072)

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AST680S 480GB

Average Bench: 89.8% (333rd of 1072)

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