SSD-480GB 480GB

SSD-480GB 480GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -34%Read 1%, Write -15%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -120%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -4%Read 2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -57%DQ Read -34%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -57%, ADQ Read -111%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -213%, Age 2%, AS-SSD Total -15%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 71.3% (648^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: SSD-480GB

Poor: 27%Average: 71.3% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The SSD-480GB 480GB averaged 28.7% 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 83MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD-480GB 480GB is 75.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD-480GB 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 236MB/s

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

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 64871.3%

Min	Avg	Max
308	Read 463	519
44.5	Write 351	447
1.7	Mixed 302	435
19.3	SusWrite 236	453
75.6% 338 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
2.9	4K Read 25	36.4
0	4K Write 70.9	129
0	4K Mixed 20.5	44.3
102% 38.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.5	DQ Read 155	274
4.8	DQ Write 231	351
0.2	DQ Mixed 83	211
93.6% 156 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 7 months ago.

344GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1031C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 418 424 439 439 444 MB/s

89.8% Excellent

Write 394

Mixed 387

SusWrite 413

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 84.5

4K Mixed 21.7

115% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 164

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 34.3

85% 172 MB/s

BRA-User, 8 months ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1031C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.9 213 5.7 5.3 220 MB/s

63% Good

Write 313

Mixed 364

SusWrite 75.9

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 64.6

4K Mixed 20.4

101% 37.3 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 10.4

65% 144 MB/s

MEX-User, 4 months ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1031C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 27 195 4.9 63 163 MB/s

49.1% Average

Write 318

Mixed 363

SusWrite 76.4

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 86.9

4K Mixed 1.8

91% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 50

DQ Write 5.5

DQ Mixed 0.3

7% 18.6 MB/s

MEX-User, 2 months ago.

176GB free

Firmware: V1031C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.6 2 MB/s

18.6% Very poor

Write 44.5

Mixed 1.7

SusWrite 19.3

20% 93.3 MB/s

4K Read 12.8

4K Write 0

4K Mixed 0

19% 4.27 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3P

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	22x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	13x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples	11x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	11x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	7x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x

SSD
SSD-480GB 480GBBench 71%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
8G-PC3-12800U-1600 8CB9 RZX-D3D10M1600B-8G 8CB9 RZX-D3D10M1600B-8G 8CB9 RZX-D3D10M1600B-8G 32GBUnknownBench 59%, 9 samples	4x
CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10 029E CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 029E CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 029E CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10 32GBUnknownBench 52%, 4 samples	4x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 1,544 samples	3x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD-480GB 480GB

Average Bench: 71.3% (648^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3P

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Average Bench: 71.3% (648th of 1072)

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