Buffalo

SSD-PSM/N 480GB

SSD-PSM/N 480GB
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Effective Speed -669%Effective Speed -669%Average Score -818%Read -1,258%, Write -1,775%, 4K Read -266%, 4K Write -327%, Mixed -1,011%, 4K Mixed -284%, SusWrite -806%Peak Score -1,176%Read -1,621%, Write -2,215%, 4K Read -646%, 4K Write -605%, Mixed -1,440%, 4K Mixed -624%, SusWrite -1,077%Value & Sentiment -36%User Rating -36%Nice To Haves -1,026%DQ Read -1,363%, DQ Write -1,077%, DQ Mixed -1,465%, ADQ Read -988%, ADQ Write -722%, ADQ Mixed -1,225%, Age -142%, AS-SSD Total -1,223%

Average Bench: 70% (677^th of 1080)

Based on 3 user benchmarks. Model: BUFFALO SSD-PSM/N

Poor: 67%Average: 70% Great: 75%

Above average average bench

The Buffalo SSD-PSM/N 480GB averaged 30.0% 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 112MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 27.4MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 243MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 157MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)

Rank 67770%

Min	Avg	Max
271	Read 302	337
225	Write 243	270
264	Mixed 282	295
305	SusWrite 351	389
66.4% 294 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.6	4K Read 23.1	25.7
36	4K Write 47.6	54
22.9	4K Mixed 27.4	30.2
95.3% 32.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
157	DQ Read 157	158
136	DQ Write 153	162
72.5	DQ Mixed 112	134
96.2% 141 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

JPN-User, 2 years ago.

90GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 356 359 362 358 364 MB/s

75.4% Very good

Write 225

Mixed 295

SusWrite 359

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 54

4K Mixed 30.2

106% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 72.5

78% 130 MB/s

JPN-User, 2 years ago.

79GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 343 339 342 327 334 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 233

Mixed 264

SusWrite 305

60% 268 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 52.8

4K Mixed 29.2

103% 35.6 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 134

104% 142 MB/s

JPN-User, 18 months ago.

260GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 384 388 392 395 394 MB/s

66.6% Good

Write 270

Mixed 286

SusWrite 389

70% 311 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 36

4K Mixed 22.9

77% 25.8 MB/s

DQ Read 158

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 131

107% 150 MB/s

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