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Dean R2.1 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 65.5% (737th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston Dean R2.1
Poor: 55%Average: 65.5% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston Dean R2.1 480GB averaged 34.5% 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 142MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.8MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston Dean R2.1 480GB is 27.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston Dean R2.1 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 177MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 40.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 73765.5%
Min Avg Max
346 Read 416 456
325 Write 395 408
255 Mixed 329 361
142 SusWrite 177 197
73.8% 329 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.4 4K Read 24.8 32.6
27.8 4K Write 40.9 67.7
0.7 4K Mixed 26.1 40
92.7% 30.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.5 DQ Read 211 316
89.4 DQ Write 213 268
43.7 DQ Mixed 142 183
126% 188 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 197 198 156 96 88 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 408
Write 401
Mixed 350
SusWrite 167
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 31.2
102% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 145
130% 194 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 156 213 131 160 129 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 443
Write 408
Mixed 355
SusWrite 187
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 36.3
4K Mixed 28.1
93% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 150
131% 193 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 205 66 45 112 80 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 402
Write 399
Mixed 316
SusWrite 142
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 29.9
103% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 116
112% 176 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,888,201 SSDs tested

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Typical Dean R2.1 480GB Builds (Compare 1,940 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples509x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples371x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples280x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples140x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples120x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples104x
SSD
Dean R2.1 480GBKingstonBench 65%, 9 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples56x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples56x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $532

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