Average Bench: 69.1% (684th of 1072)

Based on 149 user benchmarks.  Model: PH6-CE480-L2

Above average average bench

The PH6-CE480-L2 480GB averaged 30.8% 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 137MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PH6-CE480-L2 480GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PH6-CE480-L2 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 133MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 283MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 149 samples)
Min Avg Max
283 Read 427 490
133 Write 283 412
100 Mixed 292 360
75.9 SusWrite 133 176
63.2% 284 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 26.9 36.8
15 4K Write 64.5 90.3
8.3 4K Mixed 28.4 37.5
111% 39.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.9 DQ Read 231 299
16.2 DQ Write 222 328
17.4 DQ Mixed 137 202
127% 197 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
169GB free
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 253 97 97 97 97 MB/s
Read 471
Write 325
Mixed 325
SusWrite 177
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 35.5
144% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 185
166% 248 MB/s
107GB free
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 218 82 115 58 94 MB/s
Read 452
Write 167
Mixed 340
SusWrite 141
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 33.1
132% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 199
180% 273 MB/s
169GB free
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 250 96 95 97 95 MB/s
Read 458
Write 365
Mixed 296
SusWrite 170
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 32
120% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 192
172% 257 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 220 104 32 55 50 MB/s
Read 451
Write 215
Mixed 329
SusWrite 99.6
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 1.2
68% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 16.9
DQ Mixed 31.4
49% 99.4 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,783,639 SSDs tested

Typical PH6-CE480-L2 480GB Builds (Compare 10,617 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $150

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