Seagate

Expansion 480GB

Expansion 480GB
BENCHMARKS (23)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(0)

Effective Speed -78%Effective Speed -78%Average Score -71%Read -32%, Write -29%, 4K Read -75%, 4K Write -164%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -121%, SusWrite -33%Peak Score -70%Read -28%, Write -23%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -214%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -123%, SusWrite -4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -114%DQ Read -94%, DQ Write -102%, DQ Mixed -124%, ADQ Read -161%, ADQ Write -153%, ADQ Mixed -183%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total -91%

Average Bench: 55.4% (845^th of 1071)

Based on 23 user benchmarks. Model: Seagate Expansion

Poor: 39%Average: 55.4% Great: 65%

Popular builds with this SSD

Average average bench

The Seagate Expansion 480GB averaged 44.5% 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 92MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.6MB/s

See where your SSD ranks →

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Seagate Expansion 480GB is 25.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Seagate Expansion 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 125MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 114MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)

Rank 84555.4%

Min	Avg	Max
267	Read 347	396
151	Write 313	393
7	Mixed 253	321
43	SusWrite 223	372
63.8% 284 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.1	4K Read 19.6	25.8
8.8	4K Write 33.2	39
1.3	4K Mixed 20.4	26.1
73.4% 24.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
73.6	DQ Read 125	189
9.1	DQ Write 114	177
0.6	DQ Mixed 92	148
76.5% 110 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

FRA-User, 3 months ago.

345GB free

Firmware: 0708

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 369 375 381 379 385 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 354

Mixed 309

SusWrite 372

75% 332 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 32.4

4K Mixed 22.1

74% 24.4 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 154

DQ Mixed 127

102% 143 MB/s

GBR-User, 9 months ago.

439GB free

Firmware: 0708

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 338 377 313 214 213 MB/s

57.7% Above average

Write 332

Mixed 249

SusWrite 290

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 16.9

4K Write 33.7

4K Mixed 20.9

70% 23.8 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 112

DQ Mixed 119

88% 115 MB/s

23 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,847,939 SSDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Expansion 480GB Builds (Compare 1,364 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H - $112

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	207x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	203x
Core i5-4440Intel $99Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	105x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	252x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	144x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	77x

SSD
Expansion 480GBSeagateBench 55%, 23 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	26x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $262

Popular Expansion 480GB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your SSD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchmark
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
- Identify the strongest components in your PC
- See speed test results from other users
- Compare your components to the current market leaders
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware

Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 2024 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. ^[SSDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

1071 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different SSDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

Solid State Drives

What is the SSD value for money rating?

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

What is the effective SSD speed index?

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Seagate

Expansion 480GB

Average Bench: 55.4% (845^th of 1071)

Popular builds with this SSD

Average average bench

Strengths

Good consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H - $112

Popular Expansion 480GB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Seagate

Expansion 480GB

Average Bench: 55.4% (845th of 1071)

Popular builds with this SSD

Average average bench

Strengths

Good consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H - $112

Popular Expansion 480GB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 55.4% (845^th of 1071)