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MZ7PD480HAGM-000DA 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 87.3% (366th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7PD480HAGM-000DA
Poor: 62%Average: 87.3% Great: 109%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung MZ7PD480HAGM-000DA 480GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7PD480HAGM-000DA 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 140MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7PD480HAGM-000DA 480GB is 47.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7PD480HAGM-000DA 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 291MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 291MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)
Rank 36687.3%
Min Avg Max
338 Read 447 512
109 Write 291 466
185 Mixed 298 475
105 SusWrite 291 436
74.2% 332 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.1 4K Read 28 35.8
27.7 4K Write 70.5 107
18.1 4K Mixed 34.9 49.1
124% 44.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
142 DQ Read 319 388
107 DQ Write 244 328
60.8 DQ Mixed 140 195
143% 234 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM02W1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 390 408 427 433 431 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 222
Mixed 296
SusWrite 385
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 39.8
140% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 156
164% 272 MB/s
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM02W1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 290 307 303 300 309 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 372
Mixed 296
SusWrite 291
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 38.1
129% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 161
166% 272 MB/s
298GB free
Firmware: DXM02W1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 224 210 209 225 280 MB/s
86.6% Excellent
Read 372
Write 275
Mixed 268
SusWrite 224
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 44
155% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 118
117% 188 MB/s
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM02W1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 92 125 64 53 45 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 458
Write 142
Mixed 249
SusWrite 86.3
51% 234 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 38
132% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 148
156% 260 MB/s
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM02W1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 352 363 376 383 379 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 409
Write 155
Mixed 164
SusWrite 349
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 36.3
121% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 32.2
DQ Write 88.2
DQ Mixed 44.1
38% 54.8 MB/s
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM02W1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 317 330 353 355 354 MB/s
71.2% Very good
Read 347
Write 307
Mixed 240
SusWrite 312
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 34.1
112% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 44.9
42% 61.8 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05I1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 153 150 154 155 149 MB/s
68.3% Good
Read 413
Write 173
Mixed 266
SusWrite 152
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 29.8
96% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 161
152% 241 MB/s
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Dell Inspiron 5520

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples375x
Core i7-3612QMIntelBench 60%, 11,760 samples129x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples85x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples639x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples41x
Radeon HD 7600MAMDBench 4%, 7,895 samples7x
SSD
MZ7PD480HAGM-000DA 480GBSamsungBench 87%, 59 samples1x
RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples64x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples45x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $52

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