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Ignite M2 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 86.7% (375th of 1072)

Based on 109 user benchmarks.  Model: Patriot Ignite M2
Poor: 65%Average: 86.7% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The Patriot Ignite M2 480GB averaged just 13.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Patriot Ignite M2 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 94.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 83.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Patriot Ignite M2 480GB is 36.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Patriot Ignite M2 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 290MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 350MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 109 samples)
Rank 37586.7%
Min Avg Max
384 Read 479 524
229 Write 382 499
226 Mixed 350 505
154 SusWrite 290 474
84.1% 375 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.3 4K Read 25.8 31.5
42.9 4K Write 83.6 114
10.7 4K Mixed 26.1 39.5
117% 45.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.5 DQ Read 253 351
70.7 DQ Write 265 353
10.2 DQ Mixed 94.2 184
116% 204 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
215GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 440 462 468 468 467 MB/s
99.4% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 460
Mixed 364
SusWrite 437
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 35.8
127% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 186
179% 278 MB/s
215GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 403 456 473 473 469 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 448
Mixed 321
SusWrite 422
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 33.9
121% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 183
175% 273 MB/s
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 148 246 219 169 171 MB/s
83.8% Excellent
Read 489
Write 304
Mixed 268
SusWrite 206
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 33.7
127% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 3.9
80% 193 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 4.1 287 287 7.9 133 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 483
Write 305
Mixed 265
SusWrite 159
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 31.8
120% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 59.5
102% 202 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 4.1 258 294 27 203 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 488
Write 305
Mixed 255
SusWrite 172
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 30.5
114% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 14.5
DQ Mixed 24.8
54% 120 MB/s
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Typical Ignite M2 480GB Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z170 KRAIT GAMING (MS-7984)

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples37x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples37x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples23x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples19x
GTX 980-TiNvidia  $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples10x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples9x
SSD
Ignite M2 480GBPatriotBench 87%, 109 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples8x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 81%, 93,353 samples6x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $406

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