S3SSDD480 480GB

S3SSDD480 480GB
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Effective Speed +82% Effective Speed 82%Average Score +99% Read 208%, Write 204%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 30%, Mixed 156%, 4K Mixed -82%, SusWrite 157%Peak Score +146% Read 282%, Write 235%, 4K Read 33%, 4K Write 82%, Mixed 164%, 4K Mixed -73%, SusWrite 301%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +147% DQ Read 157%, DQ Write 251%, DQ Mixed 75%, ADQ Read 144%, ADQ Write 122%, ADQ Mixed 91%, Age 156%, AS-SSD Total 178%

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Average Bench: 179% (121^st of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks. Model: S3SSDD480

Poor: 111%Average: 179% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The S3SSDD480 480GB averaged 79.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the S3SSDD480 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 496MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 796MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S3SSDD480 480GB is 131%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the S3SSDD480 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 24.7MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 761MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)

Rank 121179%

Min	Avg	Max
620	Read 1,409	1,936
317	Write 1,233	1,624
506	Mixed 920	1,116
283	SusWrite 761	1,551
242% 1,081 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.6	4K Read 41.1	57.3
20.2	4K Write 114	223
11.1	4K Mixed 24.7	33.7
154% 60 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
148	DQ Read 796	942
25.3	DQ Write 641	1,257
46.1	DQ Mixed 496	579
432% 644 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 5 months ago.

285GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0806A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 1399 1505 1549 1540 1538 MB/s

235% Outstanding

Write 1,552

Mixed 1,108

SusWrite 1,412

324% 1,442 MB/s

4K Read 45.1

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 27

166% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 825

DQ Write 663

DQ Mixed 572

475% 687 MB/s

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

207GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0806A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1508 1554 1007 251 189 237 MB/s

220% Outstanding

Write 1,557

Mixed 1,109

SusWrite 791

288% 1,287 MB/s

4K Read 52

4K Write 185

4K Mixed 29

214% 88.8 MB/s

DQ Read 940

DQ Write 972

DQ Mixed 567

533% 826 MB/s

PRT-User, 3 months ago.

392GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0808A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1264 1210 1291 1300 1333 1332 MB/s

212% Outstanding

Write 1,318

Mixed 1,015

SusWrite 1,288

271% 1,198 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 149

4K Mixed 29.2

177% 72.8 MB/s

DQ Read 629

DQ Write 931

DQ Mixed 478

446% 679 MB/s

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 11%

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System: Dell G15 5510

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	774x
Core i5-10500HIntelBench 80%, 12,921 samples	736x
Core i5-10200HIntelBench 73%, 5,051 samples	593x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	819x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples	380x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 2,203 samples	319x

SSD
S3SSDD480 480GBBench 179%, 46 samples	1x

RAM
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 26,875 samples	341x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBUnknownBench 32%, 13,137 samples	260x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples	176x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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S3SSDD480 480GB

Average Bench: 179% (121^st of 1072)

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