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Effective Speed -783%Effective Speed -783%Average Score -877%Read -938%, Write -1,613%, 4K Read -280%, 4K Write -638%, Mixed -1,079%, 4K Mixed -407%, SusWrite -1,186%Peak Score -857%Read -1,074%, Write -1,435%, 4K Read -513%, 4K Write -311%, Mixed -1,226%, 4K Mixed -447%, SusWrite -995%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -832%DQ Read -854%, DQ Write -529%, DQ Mixed -933%, ADQ Read -810%, ADQ Write -1,032%, ADQ Mixed -1,275%, Age -502%, AS-SSD Total -724%

Average Bench: 61.7% (789^th of 1080)

Based on 197 user benchmarks. Model: OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD

Poor: 45%Average: 61.7% Great: 99%

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Above average average bench

The OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 480GB averaged 38.2% 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 108MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 480GB is 54.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 28.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 111MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 197 samples)

Rank 78961.7%

Min	Avg	Max
313	Read 404	505
144	Write 272	419
196	Mixed 274	352
141	SusWrite 245	418
66.8% 299 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	4K Read 23.4	31.3
12	4K Write 28.1	92
10.1	4K Mixed 21.8	40
78.2% 24.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.4	DQ Read 188	243
26.8	DQ Write 111	302
10.9	DQ Mixed 108	203
91.6% 136 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 2 months ago.

250GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 609ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 251 238 248 224 228 MB/s

61.4% Good

Write 324

Mixed 345

SusWrite 235

73% 324 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 18.7

4K Mixed 22.8

78% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 104

DQ Mixed 126

103% 150 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 603ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 206 197 172 197 150 MB/s

50.6% Above average

Write 288

Mixed 285

SusWrite 183

59% 262 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 18.3

4K Mixed 18.3

70% 20.4 MB/s

DQ Read 206

DQ Write 84.1

DQ Mixed 98.1

85% 129 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

190GB free

Firmware: 603ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 209 221 214 208 192 MB/s

49.2% Average

Write 226

Mixed 238

SusWrite 210

55% 247 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 13.4

4K Mixed 18.1

62% 17.5 MB/s

DQ Read 139

DQ Write 63.2

DQ Mixed 75

62% 92.4 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

190GB free

Firmware: 603ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 162 160 162 163 MB/s

45.8% Average

Write 226

Mixed 230

SusWrite 161

53% 236 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 12.3

4K Mixed 16.9

57% 16 MB/s

DQ Read 179

DQ Write 55.1

DQ Mixed 74.9

66% 103 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP Z400 Workstation

CPU
Xeon W3520Intel $230Bench 63%, 6,508 samples	586x
Xeon W3550IntelBench 66%, 7,649 samples	553x
Xeon W3565IntelBench 67%, 7,121 samples	504x

GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples	283x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	162x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	140x

SSD
Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 480GBOWCBench 62%, 197 samples	1x

RAM
ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 42GBUnknownBench 37%, 128 samples	22x
ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 ID:80 AD HMT351U7BFR8C-H9 46GBUnknownBench 45%, 108 samples	18x
ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M391B5673FH0-CH9 46GBUnknownBench 46%, 280 samples	17x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $230

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Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 480GB