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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 66.1% (737th of 1080)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: S500 480GB
Poor: 55%Average: 66.1% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The S500 480GB 480GB averaged 33.9% 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 230MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 62MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S500 480GB 480GB is 20.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the S500 480GB 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 30.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 125MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 73766.1%
Min Avg Max
266 Read 380 444
235 Write 310 365
228 Mixed 315 370
155 SusWrite 307 360
73.8% 328 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 20.6 29.4
33.7 4K Write 62 95.3
10.5 4K Mixed 14.5 27.1
82.5% 32.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.7 DQ Read 125 232
70.7 DQ Write 230 315
21.3 DQ Mixed 30.2 43.2
64.7% 129 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 263 329 286 260 264 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 419
Write 365
Mixed 369
SusWrite 280
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 14.6
76% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 30.9
72% 146 MB/s
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 262 297 324 374 382 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 380
Write 237
Mixed 278
SusWrite 315
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 13.8
79% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 30.1
61% 121 MB/s
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 295 342 310 308 315 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 354
Write 277
Mixed 263
SusWrite 308
68% 301 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 12.5
64% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 28.5
47% 90.4 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 252 285 328 272 371 MB/s
54.9% Above average
Read 266
Write 250
Mixed 228
SusWrite 293
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 11
66% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 28.8
60% 118 MB/s
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 7.9 38 52 7.2 83 MB/s
48.7% Average
Read 417
Write 361
Mixed 349
SusWrite 82.4
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 16.6
70% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 95.8
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 24.5
48% 94.1 MB/s
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 211 98 177 89 95 MB/s
47.4% Average
Read 368
Write 309
Mixed 308
SusWrite 155
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 12.7
59% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 28.8
49% 94.4 MB/s
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