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Torch Pro 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 79.2% (494th of 1071)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Torch Pro
Poor: 71%Average: 79.2% Great: 85%

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Good average bench

The Patriot Torch Pro 480GB averaged 20.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot Torch Pro 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 461MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 497MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Torch Pro 480GB is just 14.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Patriot Torch Pro 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 15.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 195MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 49479.2%
Min Avg Max
424 Read 497 524
414 Write 461 495
287 Mixed 438 481
244 SusWrite 315 386
96.2% 428 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 21.7 26.5
41.5 4K Write 52.8 89.6
8.89 4K Mixed 15.6 29
80.9% 30 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.4 DQ Read 195 332
112 DQ Write 209 344
10.6 DQ Mixed 57.9 172
83.4% 154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
446GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 391 384 401 405 403 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 475
Write 442
Mixed 363
SusWrite 386
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 29
99% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 172
154% 235 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 503
Write 449
Mixed 477
106% 477 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 11.1
96% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 10.6
57% 119 MB/s
378GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 514
Write 478
Mixed 480
110% 491 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 14.6
85% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 66.7
75% 127 MB/s
229GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
80.9% Excellent
Read 515
Write 470
Mixed 488
110% 491 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 14.2
84% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 66.2
75% 129 MB/s
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 9.1 452 440 258 58 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 424
Write 414
Mixed 287
SusWrite 244
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 21.2
78% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 61.4
122% 246 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,895,169 SSDs tested

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Typical Torch Pro 480GB Builds (Compare 843 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 118%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 108%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4S

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples181x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples127x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples102x
GPU
RTX 2080Nvidia  $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples116x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples103x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples71x
SSD
Torch Pro 480GBPatriotBench 79%, 8 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples48x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $648

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