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SSD2043A 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 71.1% (650th of 1072)

Based on 129 user benchmarks.  Model: 2-Power SSD2043A 480GB
Poor: 37%Average: 71.1% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The 2-power SSD2043A 480GB averaged 28.8% 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 Mixed IO Speed 85.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2-power SSD2043A 480GB is 64%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 2-power SSD2043A 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 221MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 298MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 129 samples)
Rank 65071.1%
Min Avg Max
268 Read 416 509
95.9 Write 321 467
29.2 Mixed 298 462
60.1 SusWrite 221 440
70.2% 314 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.4 4K Read 25.8 35.3
12.5 4K Write 66.8 115
0.4 4K Mixed 22.3 37.9
103% 38.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.5 DQ Read 190 308
15.1 DQ Write 233 342
0.4 DQ Mixed 85.3 202
99.5% 170 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 428 433 420 427 432 MB/s
85.1% Excellent
Read 378
Write 411
Mixed 355
SusWrite 427
89% 393 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 28.8
99% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 216
186% 271 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM21.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 327 341 348 350 372 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 395
Write 315
Mixed 337
SusWrite 345
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 28.8
120% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 163
141% 207 MB/s
64GB free
Firmware: T1202A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 14 0.8 134 18 9.6 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 494
Write 425
Mixed 424
SusWrite 38.7
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 26.1
118% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 45.7
88% 169 MB/s
195GB free
Firmware: T1202A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 69 20 30 20 20 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 466
Write 426
Mixed 294
SusWrite 82.2
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 0.4
96% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 0.5
68% 159 MB/s
195GB free
Firmware: SBFMBA.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 269 327 269 276 328 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 180
Write 100
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 298
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 20.2
4K Mixed 11.7
52% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 13.6
DQ Write 74.5
DQ Mixed 190
103% 92.7 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,656,672 SSDs tested

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 59%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Dell Latitude E6530

CPU
Core i7-3740QMIntel  $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples87x
Core i7-3720QMIntel  $100Bench 65%, 9,911 samples66x
Core i7-3520MIntelBench 53%, 19,660 samples64x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples403x
NVS 5200MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,721 samples101x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples16x
SSD
SSD2043A 480GB2-powerBench 71%, 129 samples1x
RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples22x
16JTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 458 samples15x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $220

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