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SSDPE21D480GA 480GB

SSDPE21D480GA 480GB
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -25%Read -98%, Write -148%, 4K Read 140%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -62%, 4K Mixed 76%, SusWrite -73%Peak Score -80%Read -150%, Write -202%, 4K Read 51%, 4K Write -51%, Mixed -108%, 4K Mixed 19%, SusWrite -122%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -66%DQ Read -34%, DQ Write -27%, DQ Mixed -39%, ADQ Read -39%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -33%, Age -296%, AS-SSD Total -41%

Average Bench: 454% (10^th of 1080)

Based on 277 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDPE21D480GA

Poor: 315%Average: 454% Great: 555%

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Outstanding average bench

The Intel SSDPE21D480GA 480GB averaged 354.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel SSDPE21D480GA 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,116MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 213MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDPE21D480GA 480GB is 240%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel SSDPE21D480GA 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 184MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,826MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 277 samples)

Rank 10454%

Min	Avg	Max
1,582	Read 2,124	2,371
1,337	Write 1,878	2,128
1,491	Mixed 1,989	2,247
1,261	SusWrite 1,826	2,064
440% 1,954 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
112	4K Read 213	289
87.8	4K Write 184	250
99.1	4K Mixed 195	261
669% 197 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
617	DQ Read 1,229	1,729
456	DQ Write 1,042	1,492
519	DQ Mixed 1,116	1,514
841% 1,129 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 9 months ago.

383GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010650

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 2052 2055 2097 2088 2080 MB/s

634% Outstanding

Write 2,087

Mixed 2,175

SusWrite 2,066

485% 2,151 MB/s

4K Read 325

4K Write 297

4K Mixed 308

1,045% 310 MB/s

DQ Read 2,294

DQ Write 1,862

DQ Mixed 1,994

1,516% 2,050 MB/s

EST-User, 2 month ago.

308GB free

Firmware: E2010420

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1988 1903 1850 1850 1835 1825 MB/s

475% Outstanding

Write 1,938

Mixed 2,071

SusWrite 1,875

456% 2,024 MB/s

4K Read 204

4K Write 182

4K Mixed 189

648% 192 MB/s

DQ Read 1,733

DQ Write 1,453

DQ Mixed 1,539

1,168% 1,575 MB/s

USA-User, 9 months ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1969 1974 1969 1982 1973 1951 MB/s

387% Outstanding

Write 1,998

Mixed 2,118

SusWrite 1,970

470% 2,084 MB/s

4K Read 136

4K Write 127

4K Mixed 131

441% 131 MB/s

DQ Read 972

DQ Write 795

DQ Mixed 870

655% 879 MB/s

USA-User, 9 months ago.

216GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010603

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1894 1900 1890 1910 1904 1903 MB/s

384% Outstanding

Write 2,003

Mixed 2,118

SusWrite 1,900

466% 2,067 MB/s

4K Read 139

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 131

446% 133 MB/s

DQ Read 976

DQ Write 793

DQ Mixed 870

655% 880 MB/s

NOR-User, 3 months ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: E2010480

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1554 1654 1631 1484 1469 1467 MB/s

320% Outstanding

Write 1,707

Mixed 1,789

SusWrite 1,543

394% 1,749 MB/s

4K Read 114

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 118

383% 114 MB/s

DQ Read 675

DQ Write 593

DQ Mixed 618

468% 629 MB/s

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 113%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG B560I GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7D19)

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel $106Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	245x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $212Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	236x
Core i5-11400Intel $127Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	220x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $397Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	490x
RTX 3060Nvidia $220Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	401x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	261x

SSD
SSDPE21D480GA 480GBIntelBench 454%, 277 samples	1x

RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples	333x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 91%, 47,229 samples	170x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	111x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $503

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $130
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $389

Intel

SSDPE21D480GA 480GB

Average Bench: 454% (10^th of 1080)

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Motherboard: MSI MPG B560I GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7D19)

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SSDPE21D480GA 480GB

Average Bench: 454% (10th of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

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Motherboard: MSI MPG B560I GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7D19)

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Average Bench: 454% (10^th of 1080)