SSD 480GB

SSD 480GB
BENCHMARKS (10,326)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -27%Effective Speed -27%Average Score -29%Read -13%, Write -42%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -53%Peak Score -9%Read -1%, Write -5%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment -250%User Rating -13%, Market Share -487%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -38%, ADQ Read -32%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -51%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total -5%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 76.3% (519^th of 1040)

Based on 10,326 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 41%Average: 76.3% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The SSD 480GB averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 165MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.4MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 480GB is 60.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 194MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 285MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,326 samples)

Rank 51976.3%

Min	Avg	Max
226	Read 406	499
103	Write 285	461
86.6	Mixed 300	382
59.4	SusWrite 194	409
66.2% 296 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.2	4K Read 29.4	39.2
16.6	4K Write 68.9	101
10.2	4K Mixed 32.2	44
122% 43.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.9	DQ Read 237	351
17.9	DQ Write 253	352
14.8	DQ Mixed 165	231
146% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

305GB free

Firmware: SBFMKB.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 473 470 474 469 469 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 128

Mixed 318

SusWrite 468

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 40.2

147% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 361

DQ Mixed 174

165% 252 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

386GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0200Sc10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 395 395 379 388 393 MB/s

90.7% Outstanding

Write 330

Mixed 313

SusWrite 390

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 75.6

4K Mixed 29.4

121% 44.6 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 181

168% 256 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 60 147 51 115 82 MB/s

79.6% Very good

Write 282

Mixed 337

SusWrite 102

65% 294 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 81.1

4K Mixed 35.8

140% 50.2 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 212

179% 259 MB/s

TUR-User, 8 hrs ago.

306GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 375 166 162 67 73 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 367

Mixed 311

SusWrite 215

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 28

4K Mixed 14.3

62% 20.5 MB/s

DQ Read 315

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 179

149% 220 MB/s

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $184Bench 77%, 541,476 samples	12,625x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 83%, 663,516 samples	9,068x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $189Bench 80%, 245,356 samples	4,074x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 649,191 samples	5,784x
RX 570AMD $125Bench 47%, 285,807 samples	4,310x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 165,973 samples	3,561x

SSD
SSD 480GBBench 76%, 10,326 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	3,233x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	2,421x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 87%, 202,347 samples	1,718x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $556

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 480GB

Average Bench: 76.3% (519^th of 1040)

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Average Bench: 76.3% (519th of 1040)

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Average Bench: 76.3% (519^th of 1040)