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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 67.6% (705th of 1072)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Model: SDM9SI480A
Poor: 38%Average: 67.6% Great: 97%

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Above average average bench

The SDM9SI480A 480GB averaged 32.3% 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 Random Write Speed 73.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SDM9SI480A 480GB is 58.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SDM9SI480A 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 218MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 70567.6%
Min Avg Max
356 Read 464 511
168 Write 385 462
11 Mixed 322 427
35.9 SusWrite 218 449
77.6% 347 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.2 4K Read 22.8 32.1
6 4K Write 73.2 111
0.2 4K Mixed 16.1 29.3
93.9% 37.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 DQ Read 157 217
2.9 DQ Write 227 330
0.2 DQ Mixed 25.9 46.3
66.1% 137 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
313GB free
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 435 440 448 449 446 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 441
Mixed 384
SusWrite 442
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 22.2
116% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 31.8
80% 160 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: U0202A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 329 407 407 205 128 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 394
Write 315
Mixed 347
SusWrite 286
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 27.2
132% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 44.3
95% 190 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 115 116 94 63 133 MB/s
74.3% Very good
Read 494
Write 434
Mixed 415
SusWrite 148
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 26.9
116% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 45.8
88% 174 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 172 204 69 109 84 MB/s
65% Good
Read 420
Write 356
Mixed 342
SusWrite 162
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 21.9
91% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 40.5
87% 175 MB/s
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 53 73 42 78 71 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 396
Write 317
Mixed 338
SusWrite 105
65% 289 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 9.8
4K Mixed 0.7
38% 10.6 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 14.2
DQ Mixed 0.6
27% 71.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,853,444 SSDs tested

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Typical SDM9SI480A 480GB Builds (Compare 1,110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 52%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF B360M-E GAMING

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples301x
Core i5-8400Intel  $129Bench 82%, 312,220 samples156x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples124x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples81x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples71x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples71x
SSD
SDM9SI480A 480GBBench 68%, 40 samples1x
RAM
IRH2666D464L19S/8G 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 630 samples85x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples58x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples47x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $213

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