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Blaze 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 61.3% (788th of 1072)

Based on 82 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Blaze
Poor: 30%Average: 61.3% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The Patriot Blaze 480GB averaged 38.7% 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. Sequential Read Speed 469MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 386MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Blaze 480GB is 46.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Blaze 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 8.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 23.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 82 samples)
Rank 78861.3%
Min Avg Max
326 Read 469 507
27.1 Write 386 483
53.1 Mixed 277 479
26.4 SusWrite 249 471
77.1% 345 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 16 21.9
2.12 4K Write 55.2 74.8
3.7 4K Mixed 8.5 14.2
64.4% 26.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 DQ Read 103 129
28.7 DQ Write 76.8 89.7
5.49 DQ Mixed 23.4 40.5
35.5% 67.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
126GB free
Firmware: S8FM07.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 276 396 379 388 388 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 484
Write 446
Mixed 220
SusWrite 338
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 13.7
79% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 84
DQ Mixed 39.4
47% 83.7 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM07.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 310 360 290 369 370 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 406
Write 344
Mixed 211
SusWrite 332
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 11.9
56% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 86.5
DQ Mixed 39.8
48% 84.3 MB/s
81GB free
Firmware: S8FM07.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 93 11 11 11 57 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 479
Write 421
Mixed 220
SusWrite 98.1
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 12.8
76% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 75.9
DQ Mixed 39.8
46% 80.8 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM07.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 42 49 127 56 54 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 431
Write 217
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 58.6
41% 190 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 8
37% 11 MB/s
DQ Read 97
DQ Write 11.3
DQ Mixed 21.5
24% 43.3 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM07.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 2.7 5.8 0.8 22 26 MB/s
28.1% Poor
Read 193
Write 325
Mixed 121
SusWrite 39.9
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 11
54% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 18.5
DQ Write 65.5
DQ Mixed 13.9
19% 32.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,741,105 SSDs tested

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Typical Blaze 480GB Builds (Compare 3,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,768x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples539x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples274x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples455x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples349x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples242x
SSD
Blaze 480GBPatriotBench 61%, 82 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples99x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $641

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