ST480FP0021 480GB

ST480FP0021 480GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -17%Read 1%, Write 1%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -58%, SusWrite 17%Peak Score -12%Read 0%, Write -4%, 4K Read -48%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite 16%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -15%DQ Read -1%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -20%, ADQ Write -0%, ADQ Mixed -56%, Age -10%, AS-SSD Total -5%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 86.6% (376^th of 1072)

Based on 47 user benchmarks. Model: ST480FP0021

Poor: 61%Average: 86.6% Great: 99%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The ST480FP0021 480GB averaged just 13.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ST480FP0021 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 167MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 288MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ST480FP0021 480GB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the ST480FP0021 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 346MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 365MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 47 samples)

Rank 37686.6%

Min	Avg	Max
298	Read 462	509
193	Write 408	465
248	Mixed 365	483
181	SusWrite 346	450
88.8% 395 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.4	4K Read 22.2	29
30.2	4K Write 69.5	104
11.8	4K Mixed 28.5	40.8
107% 40 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.5	DQ Read 272	363
95.8	DQ Write 288	354
10.1	DQ Mixed 167	258
157% 243 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

342GB free

Firmware: B690

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 438 442 440 445 416 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 445

Mixed 352

SusWrite 437

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 36.3

147% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 258

221% 324 MB/s

UKR-User, 10 months ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B770

SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 390 346 358 357 375 MB/s

97.4% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 344

SusWrite 372

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 36.8

129% 47.1 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 216

197% 300 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 months ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B690

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 341 300 293 302 312 MB/s

91.4% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 357

SusWrite 300

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 78

4K Mixed 34.8

126% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 254

213% 308 MB/s

PAK-User, 3 months ago.

310GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B690

SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 363 336 356 384 376 MB/s

85% Excellent

Write 400

Mixed 313

SusWrite 363

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 69.9

4K Mixed 31.5

112% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 254

194% 258 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 days ago.

108GB free

Firmware: B690

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 235 247 233 241 241 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 433

Mixed 322

SusWrite 257

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 69.3

4K Mixed 32.7

115% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 252

212% 309 MB/s

EGY-User, 4 months ago.

288GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B690

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 372 377 378 381 384 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 412

Mixed 335

SusWrite 377

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 41.3

4K Mixed 26.5

86% 29.3 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 246

199% 278 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

411GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B690

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 369 400 429 400 375 MB/s

76.4% Very good

Write 350

Mixed 156

SusWrite 368

61% 268 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 29.9

110% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 215

178% 255 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 83%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-P II

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	547x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	504x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	450x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	326x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	254x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	218x

SSD
ST480FP0021 480GBBench 87%, 47 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	132x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	90x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	84x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $398

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ST480FP0021 480GB

Average Bench: 86.6% (376^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-P II

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ST480FP0021 480GB

Average Bench: 86.6% (376th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.6% (376^th of 1072)