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SX950U 480GB

SX950U 480GB
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Effective Speed +1% Effective Speed 1%Average Score +2% Read 0%, Write 1%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite 32%Peak Score +2% Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -0%DQ Read 7%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -11%, ADQ Read -15%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 99.3% (258^th of 1072)

Based on 203 user benchmarks. Model: XPG SX950U

Poor: 64%Average: 99.3% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The XPG SX950U 480GB averaged just 0.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XPG SX950U 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 220MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XPG SX950U 480GB is 59.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the XPG SX950U 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 379MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 392MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 203 samples)

Rank 25899.3%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 459	514
278	Write 409	478
274	Mixed 379	446
202	SusWrite 392	473
92.3% 410 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 30.5	38.8
40.5	4K Write 80.4	120
25.4	4K Mixed 42.6	55.9
143% 51.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.3	DQ Read 283	392
74.3	DQ Write 272	366
32	DQ Mixed 220	299
181% 258 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SVK-User, 1 month ago.

301GB free

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 476 477 478 478 478 MB/s

129% Outstanding

Write 478

Mixed 454

SusWrite 477

108% 481 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 59.8

199% 73.1 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 299

245% 350 MB/s

SVK-User, 3 months ago.

301GB free

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 471 473 474 473 474 MB/s

127% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 432

SusWrite 473

107% 474 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 56.5

195% 71.9 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 361

DQ Mixed 294

241% 343 MB/s

BGR-User, 2 months ago.

97GB free

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 435 438 435 433 435 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 301

SusWrite 436

86% 379 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 64.9

4K Mixed 40.1

132% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 226

185% 269 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 5%

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System: NCR 7606-1007-8801

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	11x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1x

GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	12x

SSD
SX950U 480GBXPGBench 99%, 203 samples	12x

RAM
78.B1GDE.9L10C 1x4GBUnknownBench 27%, 33 samples	2x
99U5471-020.A00LF 0198041524EA18E9 99P5471-033.A00LF 017A001136023113 78.B1GDE.9L10C 16GBUnknownBench 26%, 2 samples	2x
EBJ20UF8BCF0-DJ-F 017A001136023113 78.B1GDE.9L10C 02FE4C1223A41511 EBJ20UF8BCF0-DJ-F 8GBUnknownBench 34%, 2 samples	2x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $192

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SX950U 480GB

Average Bench: 99.3% (258^th of 1072)

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SX950U 480GB

Average Bench: 99.3% (258th of 1072)

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