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S48 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 55.2% (859th of 1080)

Based on 80 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SDSSDA48
Poor: 28%Average: 55.2% Great: 79%

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Average average bench

The Sandisk S48 480GB averaged 44.7% 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 Random Write Speed 59.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 198MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S48 480GB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sandisk S48 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 8.06MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 6.33MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 80 samples)
Rank 85955.2%
Min Avg Max
217 Read 403 524
38.9 Write 302 442
13 Mixed 249 475
42.5 SusWrite 114 267
59.4% 267 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.2 4K Read 14.9 22.3
9.6 4K Write 59.1 101
0.04 4K Mixed 6.33 19.6
62% 26.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 DQ Read 148 220
31.7 DQ Write 198 295
0.04 DQ Mixed 8.06 29.1
52.2% 118 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
447GB free
Firmware: Z320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 393 410 164 154 188 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 345
Write 416
Mixed 361
SusWrite 284
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 16.8
83% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 28.8
79% 163 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 63 46 36 13 26 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 337
Write 340
Mixed 325
SusWrite 73.2
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 16.3
78% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 29.3
79% 163 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 78 90 101 77 88 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 328
Write 335
Mixed 19.2
SusWrite 102
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 16.1
82% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 0.2
45% 110 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 14 49 26 26 76 MB/s
41.5% Average
Read 318
Write 45.2
Mixed 116
SusWrite 44.2
28% 131 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 12.9
73% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 46.4
DQ Mixed 12.2
33% 73.7 MB/s
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 138 160 278 325 309 MB/s
40% Average
Read 418
Write 37.2
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 226
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 8
31% 7.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,533,175 SSDs tested

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Typical S48 480GB Builds (Compare 941 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 - $480

CPU
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples297x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $98Bench 77%, 22,204 samples203x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples196x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples61x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples60x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples49x
SSD
S48 480GBSandiskBench 55%, 80 samples1x
RAM
DDR3 1866 4x4GBAdataBench 68%, 420 samples24x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples18x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 60%, 738 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $868

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