Average Bench: 81.9% (457th of 1072)

Based on 104 user benchmarks.  Model: GeIL ZENITH R3_480GB

Very good average bench

The Geil ZENITH R3_480GB 480GB averaged just 18.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Geil ZENITH R3_480GB 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 162MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil ZENITH R3_480GB 480GB is 41.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Geil ZENITH R3_480GB 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 370MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 104 samples)
Min Avg Max
367 Read 466 514
78.6 Write 385 457
210 Mixed 370 484
95.6 SusWrite 143 218
76.2% 341 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 26 31.4
17.7 4K Write 77.7 117
14.6 4K Mixed 35.1 47.6
126% 46.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.3 DQ Read 243 334
62.8 DQ Write 250 329
17.1 DQ Mixed 162 250
145% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GAJ1501
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 224 86 93 90 92 MB/s
Read 457
Write 410
Mixed 342
SusWrite 144
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 42.1
141% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 245
206% 300 MB/s
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GAJ1501
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 89 169 74 73 72 MB/s
Read 468
Write 407
Mixed 368
SusWrite 122
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 34.5
111% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 242
194% 275 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GAJ1501
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 185 94 72 76 76 MB/s
Read 367
Write 293
Mixed 293
SusWrite 111
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 40.3
120% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 228
190% 273 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,782,518 SSDs tested

Typical ZENITH R3_480GB 480GB Builds (Compare 1,332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $648

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