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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 69.6% (675th of 1071)

Based on 133 user benchmarks.  Model: R5SL480G
Poor: 35%Average: 69.6% Great: 94%

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Above average average bench

The R5SL480G 480GB averaged 30.4% 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 Write Speed 254MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the R5SL480G 480GB is 59%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the R5SL480G 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 130MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 37.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 133 samples)
Rank 67569.6%
Min Avg Max
328 Read 444 506
187 Write 382 449
15.7 Mixed 296 396
68.8 SusWrite 244 441
76.4% 341 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 23.5 30.5
6.72 4K Write 69.3 115
0.4 4K Mixed 19.9 38.2
97.7% 37.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.7 DQ Read 130 275
14.2 DQ Write 254 342
0.4 DQ Mixed 37.7 104
72.4% 141 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0519A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 64 117 112 18 88 MB/s
80.2% Excellent
Read 512
Write 415
Mixed 396
SusWrite 135
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 28.9
139% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 39.8
84% 164 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 45 430 42 12 49 MB/s
68% Good
Read 488
Write 402
Mixed 357
SusWrite 98
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 19.5
111% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 0.8
66% 150 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 9.3 8.6 209 10 83 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 490
Write 434
Mixed 369
SusWrite 110
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 20.4
107% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 99.9
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 24.3
76% 156 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: T0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 88 17 103 36 23 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 416
Write 420
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 108
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 0.4
98% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 0.5
65% 149 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 227 5.1 9.5 124 6.7 MB/s
46.4% Average
Read 476
Write 431
Mixed 374
SusWrite 87.2
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 0.2
76% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 72.4
DQ Write 4
DQ Mixed 0.3
10% 25.6 MB/s
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1115A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 43 43 36 67 19 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 474
Write 414
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 91
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 19.2
4K Mixed 2
45% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 81.2
DQ Mixed 28.8
39% 72.8 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 344 174 3.5 78 11 MB/s
38.1% Below average
Read 471
Write 419
Mixed 23.9
SusWrite 104
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 10.5
4K Mixed 0.7
40% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 95.1
DQ Write 11.2
DQ Mixed 0.7
14% 35.7 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 8.5 383 148 2.3 4.4 MB/s
35.2% Below average
Read 500
Write 424
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 91.9
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 0.4
36% 9.5 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 14 410 27 9.9 79 MB/s
33% Below average
Read 486
Write 421
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 91.3
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
30% 6.83 MB/s
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Gaming 127%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 128%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,594x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,201x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples905x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples702x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples491x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples471x
SSD
R5SL480G 480GBBench 70%, 133 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples222x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples161x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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