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535 Series 480GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel 16nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 59.2% (812th of 1072)

Based on 3,042 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BW480H6
Poor: 47%Average: 59.2% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The Intel 535 Series 480GB averaged 40.8% 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 110MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.6MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 535 Series 480GB is 22%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 535 Series 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 20MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 92.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,042 samples)
Rank 81259.2%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 406 473
154 Write 237 291
222 Mixed 290 349
105 SusWrite 193 259
62.8% 282 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.5 4K Read 25.6 31.9
13.8 4K Write 20 24.3
16.1 4K Mixed 22.8 27.7
78.7% 22.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
176 DQ Read 216 232
68.7 DQ Write 92.2 100
76.3 DQ Mixed 110 121
92.9% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
301GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 263 273 252 248 268 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 473
Write 298
Mixed 332
SusWrite 260
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 24.7
4K Mixed 28.2
94% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 90.9
DQ Mixed 112
96% 145 MB/s
301GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 270 260 266 258 228 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 487
Write 267
Mixed 340
SusWrite 260
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 25.4
87% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 94.6
DQ Mixed 118
99% 148 MB/s
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 217 215 235 246 203 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 430
Write 259
Mixed 316
SusWrite 219
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 25.9
85% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 98.6
DQ Mixed 120
100% 149 MB/s
446GB free
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 271 261 256 248 253 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 387
Write 208
Mixed 256
SusWrite 261
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 20.4
80% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 97
DQ Mixed 112
97% 146 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,727,222 SSDs tested

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Typical 535 Series 480GB Builds (Compare 319 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples145x
Core i7-2700KIntel  $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples38x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples28x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples22x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples19x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples18x
SSD
535 Series 480GBIntel  $180Bench 59%, 3,042 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples18x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples13x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $616

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