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EP1-KB480 480GB

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Effective Speed -577%Effective Speed -577%Average Score -665%Read -1,106%, Write -1,096%, 4K Read -280%, 4K Write -364%, Mixed -780%, 4K Mixed -287%, SusWrite -740%Peak Score -655%Read -908%, Write -979%, 4K Read -409%, 4K Write -362%, Mixed -852%, 4K Mixed -352%, SusWrite -725%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -429%DQ Read -416%, DQ Write -356%, DQ Mixed -651%, ADQ Read -333%, ADQ Write -373%, ADQ Mixed -561%, Age -291%, AS-SSD Total -451%

Average Bench: 80.7% (484^th of 1080)

Based on 19 user benchmarks. Model: LITEON EP1-KB480

Poor: 58%Average: 80.7% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Liteon EP1-KB480 480GB averaged just 19.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Liteon EP1-KB480 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 225MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 396MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Liteon EP1-KB480 480GB is 47.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Liteon EP1-KB480 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 44.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 348MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)

Rank 48480.7%

Min	Avg	Max
242	Read 348	588
150	Write 389	595
178	Mixed 367	491
170	SusWrite 377	554
83.7% 370 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.3	4K Read 23.5	37.8
6.4	4K Write 44.5	82.5
8.9	4K Mixed 28.6	48.7
95.8% 32.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
295	DQ Read 396	449
146	DQ Write 266	416
163	DQ Mixed 225	279
196% 295 MB/s

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

USA-User, 3 months ago.

303GB free

Firmware: EKN84T7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 479 479 418 350 475 MB/s

92.6% Outstanding

Write 498

Mixed 437

SusWrite 443

106% 470 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 40.2

4K Mixed 30.8

97% 31.7 MB/s

DQ Read 394

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 279

224% 317 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 months ago.

303GB free

Firmware: EKN84T7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 380 380 384 383 383 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 341

Mixed 295

SusWrite 380

74% 328 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 50.6

4K Mixed 34

114% 37.7 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 223

185% 266 MB/s

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 37%

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System: Supermicro X8DAH

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X56901stBench 72%, 2,873 samples	10x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56801stBench 71%, 2,389 samples	4x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	2x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	2x

SSD
EP1-KB480 480GBLiteonBench 81%, 19 samples	5x

RAM
HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT351V7BMR4C-H9 HMT35... 108GBHynixBench 38%, 12 samples	4x
HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 HMT151R7BFR4C-H9 MXIC 25L3205 60GBHynixBench 52%, 23 samples	3x
M393B1K70CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 Hynix HMT31GR7CFR4A-H9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 Hynix HMT31GR7CFR4A-H9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 M393B5273CH0-YH9 Hynix HMT31... 132GBSamsungBench 40%, 2 samples	2x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $200

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Liteon

EP1-KB480 480GB

Average Bench: 80.7% (484^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 80.7% (484th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 80.7% (484^th of 1080)