Corsair

480G 480GB

480G 480GB
BENCHMARKS (7)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -41%Effective Speed -41%Average Score -37%Read -13%, Write -17%, 4K Read -63%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -107%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score -52%Read -7%, Write -25%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write -81%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -145%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -163%DQ Read -99%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -636%, ADQ Read -142%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -549%, Age 195%, AS-SSD Total -54%

Average Bench: 69.9% (671^st of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks. Model: CORSAIR 480G

Poor: 53%Average: 69.9% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Corsair 480G 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 Write Speed 275MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.1MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair 480G 480GB is 26.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair 480G 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 135MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 40.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)

Rank 67169.9%

Min	Avg	Max
301	Read 404	473
263	Write 346	389
264	Mixed 325	353
163	SusWrite 272	363
75.6% 337 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.2	4K Read 21	23.6
55.8	4K Write 63.1	67.7
14.1	4K Mixed 21.7	23.8
93% 35.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.3	DQ Read 135	184
86.6	DQ Write 275	311
18.9	DQ Mixed 40.1	45
77.4% 150 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 16 months ago.

410GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1230A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 306 348 391 383 398 MB/s

79% Very good

Write 344

Mixed 345

SusWrite 337

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 63.1

4K Mixed 23.8

97% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 43

85% 165 MB/s

BRA-User, 16 months ago.

327GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 308 389 400 399 396 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 389

Mixed 344

SusWrite 363

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 22.1

97% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 43.1

86% 167 MB/s

BRA-User, 16 months ago.

215GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 343 344 385 266 96 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 353

Mixed 314

SusWrite 269

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 67.7

4K Mixed 23.6

102% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 45

91% 178 MB/s

BRA-User, 16 months ago.

326GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 328 384 401 395 170 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 367

Mixed 346

SusWrite 309

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 61.9

4K Mixed 21.8

92% 34.8 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 42.9

84% 164 MB/s

BRA-User, 14 months ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 300 315 80 58 10 MB/s

67.1% Good

Write 372

Mixed 353

SusWrite 163

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 61.9

4K Mixed 23.5

98% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 43.5

85% 165 MB/s

BRA-User, 14 months ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 298 309 70 92 9.6 MB/s

65.5% Good

Write 338

Mixed 308

SusWrite 166

68% 303 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 66.2

4K Mixed 22.7

96% 36.7 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 44.2

86% 168 MB/s

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System: Supermicro X10SLL-F/X10SLL-SF

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Xeon E3-1220 v3Intel $104Bench 69%, 5,273 samples	5x

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RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	5x

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480G 480GBCorsairBench 70%, 7 samples	5x

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M391B1G73BH0-CK0 Winbond 25X/Q Series 8GBSamsungBench 32%, 7 samples	5x

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Total price: $614

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Corsair

480G 480GB

Average Bench: 69.9% (671^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 69.9% (671st of 1072)

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