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SSDPE21D480GA 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 454% (5th of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 277 samples)
Rank 5454%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010650
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1795 1993 2043 2158 2160 2169 MB/s
569% Outstanding
Read 2,228
Write 1,882
Mixed 2109
SusWrite 2,053
466% 2,068 MB/s
4K Read 266
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 251
850% 252 MB/s
DQ Read 2,317
DQ Write 1,789
DQ Mixed 2,000
1,511% 2,035 MB/s
418GB free
Firmware: E2010435
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1984 1994 1991 1980 2008 1953 MB/s
527% Outstanding
Read 2,269
Write 2,028
Mixed 2,127
SusWrite 1,985
474% 2,102 MB/s
4K Read 250
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 234
800% 237 MB/s
DQ Read 1,734
DQ Write 1,296
DQ Mixed 1453
1,103% 1,494 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: E2010480
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 19 20 19 19 20 MB/s
406% Outstanding
Read 4,468
Write 42.7
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 19.9
240% 1,156 MB/s
4K Read 560
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 5.2
856% 189 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1969 1974 1969 1982 1973 1951 MB/s
387% Outstanding
Read 2,252
Write 1998
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
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1720 1712 1750 1749 1745 1747 MB/s
366% Outstanding
Read 2,123
Write 1,829
Mixed 1,963
SusWrite 1,737
431% 1,913 MB/s
4K Read 135
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 130
437% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 865
650% 872 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,657,496 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDPE21D480GA 480GB Builds (Compare 2,290 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 123%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 113%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG B560I GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7D19)

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples232x
Core i7-10700KFIntel  $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples223x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples213x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples463x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples372x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples251x
SSD
SSDPE21D480GA 480GBIntelBench 454%, 277 samples1x
RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples313x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples159x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples110x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $456

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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