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XLR8 Pro 480GB

XLR8 Pro 480GB
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Effective Speed -66%Effective Speed -66%Average Score -97%Read -3%, Write -68%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -376%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -141%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -100%Read -0%, Write -53%, 4K Read -46%, 4K Write -441%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -121%, SusWrite -31%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -130%DQ Read -59%, DQ Write -206%, DQ Mixed -135%, ADQ Read -79%, ADQ Write -246%, ADQ Mixed -205%, Age -17%, AS-SSD Total -93%

Average Bench: 59.3% (808^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: SSD2SC480GC4DA16T-T

Poor: 50%Average: 59.3% Great: 67%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asus PRIME X470-PRO (1)

Average average bench

The PNY XLR8 Pro 480GB averaged 40.6% 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 85.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.3MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY XLR8 Pro 480GB is just 17.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the PNY XLR8 Pro 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 83.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 80859.3%

Min	Avg	Max
305	Read 443	506
137	Write 241	316
219	Mixed 291	386
132	SusWrite 236	295
67.5% 303 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.7	4K Read 24.3	29.4
14.1	4K Write 18.4	22.6
9.71	4K Mixed 18.7	26.4
70.5% 20.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.3	DQ Read 182	231
14.1	DQ Write 83.6	117
9.84	DQ Mixed 85.4	141
75.8% 117 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 22 months ago.

140GB free

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 223 221 223 220 231 MB/s

64.8% Good

Write 273

Mixed 300

SusWrite 222

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 21.3

4K Mixed 25

86% 24.9 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 88.2

DQ Mixed 114

95% 142 MB/s

GBR-User, 15 months ago.

92GB free

Firmware: 502ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 214 214 210 223 203 MB/s

63.9% Good

Write 219

Mixed 240

SusWrite 214

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 18.8

4K Mixed 23.9

82% 23.4 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 117

DQ Mixed 140

113% 163 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

198GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 243 247 216 217 241 MB/s

62.2% Good

Write 216

Mixed 314

SusWrite 229

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 19.7

4K Mixed 22.8

80% 23.1 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 94.1

DQ Mixed 114

96% 144 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

233GB free

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 204 213 208 206 218 MB/s

61.9% Good

Write 292

Mixed 297

SusWrite 209

70% 316 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 19.9

4K Mixed 23.6

75% 22 MB/s

DQ Read 223

DQ Write 91.3

DQ Mixed 118

98% 144 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

54GB free

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 200 194 177 193 171 MB/s

61.2% Good

Write 235

Mixed 291

SusWrite 188

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 20.4

4K Mixed 23.1

82% 23.7 MB/s

DQ Read 227

DQ Write 93.2

DQ Mixed 94.2

87% 138 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 years ago.

399GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 504ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 269 265 272 270 251 MB/s

54.9% Above average

Write 204

Mixed 233

SusWrite 265

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 15.4

4K Mixed 16.6

55% 16.2 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 92.5

DQ Mixed 113

95% 142 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

16GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 502ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 128 117 116 98 MB/s

49.7% Average

Write 259

Mixed 261

SusWrite 132

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 15.9

4K Mixed 19.8

63% 18.3 MB/s

DQ Read 218

DQ Write 94.6

DQ Mixed 141

108% 151 MB/s

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Gaming 81%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,950x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	436x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	403x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	285x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	284x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	247x

SSD
XLR8 Pro 480GBPNYBench 59%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	222x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

Popular XLR8 Pro 480GB compatible motherboards:

Asus PRIME X470-PRO (1)

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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

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XLR8 Pro 480GB

Average Bench: 59.3% (808^th of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

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XLR8 Pro 480GB

Average Bench: 59.3% (808th of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

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