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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 76% (556th of 1072)

Based on 16,522 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD
Poor: 42%Average: 76% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The SSD 480GB averaged 23.9% 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 153MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 480GB is 56.7%. This is a relatively 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 264MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,522 samples)
Rank 55676%
Min Avg Max
199 Read 401 489
103 Write 264 445
88.5 Mixed 300 378
57.4 SusWrite 194 419
64.7% 290 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 30.3 39.7
17.9 4K Write 68.8 101
9.04 4K Mixed 32.1 44.1
124% 43.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.2 DQ Read 231 324
16 DQ Write 240 351
13.9 DQ Mixed 153 229
138% 208 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
447GB free
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 472 477 479 479 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 454
Mixed 396
SusWrite 475
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 44.4
158% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 215
185% 269 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMBB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 177 62 28 29 30 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 421
Write 406
Mixed 372
SusWrite 84.9
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 42.8
154% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 206
177% 257 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 49 49 49 52 47 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 414
Write 110
Mixed 385
SusWrite 77.7
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 39.6
142% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 121
141% 240 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 96 6.3 4.7 17 171 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 445
Write 376
Mixed 373
SusWrite 93.3
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 27
126% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 42
88% 175 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: SBFMBB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 36 50 32 32 32 MB/s
71.8% Very good
Read 372
Write 412
Mixed 366
SusWrite 89.5
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 35.7
125% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 202
175% 257 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 6.4 29 78 109 5.1 MB/s
71.5% Very good
Read 241
Write 107
Mixed 287
SusWrite 72.9
40% 177 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 38.3
144% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 223
188% 272 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,594x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,695x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,083x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,285x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples981x
SSD
SSD 480GBBench 76%, 16,522 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $409

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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