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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

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Average Bench: 85.8% (328th of 1011)

Based on 2,127 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD PLUS 480GB
Poor: 58%Average: 85.8% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The SSD PLUS 480GB averaged just 14.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD PLUS 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD PLUS 480GB is 48.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD PLUS 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 246MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 271MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,127 samples)
Rank 32885.8%
Min Avg Max
350 Read 452 501
286 Write 405 480
182 Mixed 271 346
106 SusWrite 246 355
76.9% 344 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.6 4K Read 28.5 38
33 4K Write 73.7 116
19.5 4K Mixed 36.2 49.5
129% 46.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32 DQ Read 332 389
92.6 DQ Write 253 303
42.2 DQ Mixed 203 246
176% 263 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
89GB free
Firmware: Z31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 273 276 274 281 273 MB/s
95.7% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 375
Mixed 271
SusWrite 288
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 43.2
140% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 224
200% 303 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 274 270 271 278 263 MB/s
88.3% Excellent
Read 481
Write 442
Mixed 307
SusWrite 281
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 36.2
120% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 234
199% 293 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 16,937,406 SSDs tested.

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Typical PLUS 480GB Builds (Compare 1,924 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard

System: Lenovo 80UD

CPU
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 28%, 13,202 samples736x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 32%, 68,048 samples456x
Core i3-6006UIntelBench 24%, 18,351 samples385x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 152,838 samples1,588x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 3,003 samples241x
Radeon R5 M430AMDBench 5%, 295 samples87x
SSD
PLUS 480GBSSDBench 86%, 2,127 samples1x
RAM
4ATF51264HZ-2G2AZ 1x4GBMicronBench 34%, 646 samples442x
M471A5244BB0-CPB 1x4GBSamsungBench 34%, 1,388 samples302x
4ATF51264HZ-2G2AZ Hynix HMA425S6AFR6N-TF 6GBMicronBench 50%, 217 samples194x
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