AS-480 480GB

AS-480 480GB
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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -49%Read -1%, Write -16%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -282%, SusWrite -17%Peak Score -41%Read 0%, Write -7%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -299%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -410%DQ Read -77%, DQ Write -28%, DQ Mixed -1,848%, ADQ Read -75%, ADQ Write -34%, ADQ Mixed -1,579%, Age 394%, AS-SSD Total -33%

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Average Bench: 73% (610^th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks. Model: AS-480

Poor: 52%Average: 73% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The AS-480 480GB averaged 26.9% 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 Read Speed 33.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 79.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AS-480 480GB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AS-480 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 15.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)

Rank 61073%

Min	Avg	Max
356	Read 455	508
228	Write 348	452
256	Mixed 319	390
85.6	SusWrite 254	436
77% 344 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	4K Read 33.5	45.1
28.6	4K Write 79.6	133
7.6	4K Mixed 11.8	14.6
108% 41.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
142	DQ Read 187	207
119	DQ Write 215	280
11	DQ Mixed 15.5	17
63.1% 139 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

307GB free

Firmware: HPS1A30C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 332 329 329 331 331 MB/s

85.9% Excellent

Write 332

Mixed 342

SusWrite 331

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 13.2

134% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 197

DQ Write 244

DQ Mixed 16.3

69% 152 MB/s

MAR-User, 30 days ago.

91GB free

Firmware: HP2818E3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 235 235 235 118 177 MB/s

75.2% Very good

Write 238

Mixed 282

SusWrite 206

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 12.2

127% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 151

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 14.9

51% 110 MB/s

BRA-User, 1 month ago.

252GB free

Firmware: HPS1A30C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 290 294 283 302 312 MB/s

64.8% Good

Write 314

Mixed 322

SusWrite 295

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 43

4K Mixed 11.1

77% 26.8 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 16.5

58% 129 MB/s

DNK-User, 1 month ago.

45GB free

Firmware: HPS1A30C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 341 326 123 20 21 MB/s

63.2% Good

Write 342

Mixed 341

SusWrite 195

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 48

4K Mixed 9.2

86% 29.9 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 14.3

65% 146 MB/s

DNK-User, 1 month ago.

43GB free

Firmware: HPS1A30C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 342 342 57 120 62 MB/s

57.5% Above average

Write 340

Mixed 292

SusWrite 211

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 15.2

4K Write 47.7

4K Mixed 9.2

60% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 14.7

66% 146 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-H-CF

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	720x
Core i3-7100Intel $41Bench 57%, 79,299 samples	479x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	305x

GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	453x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	392x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	252x

SSD
AS-480 480GBBench 73%, 59 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	128x
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	75x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	70x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $95

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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

AS-480 480GB

Average Bench: 73% (610^th of 1072)

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