Average Bench: 61.7% (781st of 1072)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: DRSC61AD480M4

Above average average bench

The DRSC61AD480M4 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 117MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.4MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the DRSC61AD480M4 480GB is just 17%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the DRSC61AD480M4 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 21.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 101MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Min Avg Max
315 Read 407 503
148 Write 231 317
202 Mixed 283 350
95.6 SusWrite 222 287
63.8% 286 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.2 4K Read 25.4 34.9
12.4 4K Write 21.4 26.7
14.1 4K Mixed 23 27.9
79.3% 23.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
167 DQ Read 222 234
59.2 DQ Write 101 117
13.8 DQ Mixed 117 156
98.3% 146 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
79GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 259 255 273 254 264 MB/s
Read 448
Write 311
Mixed 324
SusWrite 262
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 24.8
87% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 99.4
DQ Mixed 126
104% 151 MB/s
447GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 297 280 290 300 294 MB/s
Read 448
Write 346
Mixed 362
SusWrite 291
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 28.6
97% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 33.5
DQ Write 26.6
DQ Mixed 29.1
22% 29.7 MB/s
446GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 287 285 276 295 292 MB/s
Read 425
Write 317
Mixed 333
SusWrite 287
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 23.7
79% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 126
104% 152 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 196 230 215 189 189 MB/s
Read 359
Write 243
Mixed 323
SusWrite 209
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 19.2
4K Mixed 21.3
74% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 96.9
DQ Mixed 118
100% 149 MB/s
206GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 180 215 201 199 166 MB/s
Read 381
Write 165
Mixed 250
SusWrite 193
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 18
63% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 127
103% 149 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,710,111 SSDs tested

Typical DRSC61AD480M4 480GB Builds (Compare 2,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $200

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