Average Bench: 71.1% (650th of 1072)

Based on 72 user benchmarks.  Model: 480GB SSD

Good average bench

The 480gb SSD 480GB averaged 28.9% 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 Random Read Speed 23.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 226MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 480gb SSD 480GB is 45.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 480gb SSD 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 165MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 278MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)
Min Avg Max
284 Read 417 493
145 Write 357 439
111 Mixed 297 388
66.8 SusWrite 278 432
75.7% 337 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.14 4K Read 23.8 35.2
9.12 4K Write 62.9 92.4
5.98 4K Mixed 21.3 41
96.6% 36 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39 DQ Read 165 266
46.4 DQ Write 226 326
8.03 DQ Mixed 55.8 211
81.2% 149 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0319A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 421 420 254 127 77 MB/s
Read 503
Write 412
Mixed 400
SusWrite 287
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 17.5
107% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 27.6
73% 148 MB/s
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 25 60 85 85 84 MB/s
Read 334
Write 41.7
Mixed 8
SusWrite 57
24% 110 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 4.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,664,589 SSDs tested

Typical SSD 480GB Builds (Compare 3,874 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9010

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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