Sony

SLW-MG4-M01 480GB

SLW-MG4-M01 480GB
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Effective Speed -41%Effective Speed -41%Average Score -60%Read -9%, Write -37%, 4K Read -66%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -200%Peak Score -39%Read 3%, Write 3%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -50%, SusWrite -178%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -47%DQ Read -9%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -45%, ADQ Mixed -226%, Age -4%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Average Bench: 70% (669^th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks. Model: Sony SSD SLW-MG4-M01

Poor: 51%Average: 70% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Sony SLW-MG4-M01 480GB averaged 30.0% 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 72.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 79.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sony SLW-MG4-M01 480GB is 36.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sony SLW-MG4-M01 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 98.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 295MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)

Rank 66970%

Min	Avg	Max
30.5	Read 420	522
64.1	Write 295	498
87.7	Mixed 330	496
70.3	SusWrite 98.9	139
63.8% 286 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
3.4	4K Read 20.7	31.2
7.6	4K Write 72.3	97.1
8.81	4K Mixed 25.6	38.8
102% 39.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	DQ Read 278	338
23.1	DQ Write 199	374
4.7	DQ Mixed 79.8	192
103% 186 MB/s

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

TWN-User, 15 months ago.

293GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM11.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 120 120 114 114 120 MB/s

87.2% Excellent

Write 479

Mixed 377

SusWrite 139

83% 372 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 87.5

4K Mixed 38.8

140% 51.8 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 374

DQ Mixed 176

182% 296 MB/s

HKG-User, 2 years ago.

305GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM11.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 93 104 107 115 123 MB/s

79.2% Very good

Write 159

Mixed 380

SusWrite 117

64% 288 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 35

120% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 335

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 63.1

122% 243 MB/s

GBR-User, 14 months ago.

15GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM11.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 49 73 49 48 MB/s

69.9% Good

Write 74.4

Mixed 134

SusWrite 70.3

35% 160 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 91

4K Mixed 37.1

132% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 330

DQ Write 129

DQ Mixed 4.7

63% 155 MB/s

HKG-User, 10 months ago.

434GB free

Firmware: SAFM11.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 81 111 109 142 117 MB/s

50.9% Above average

Write 110

Mixed 294

SusWrite 118

49% 220 MB/s

4K Read 8.9

4K Write 70

4K Mixed 13.8

68% 30.9 MB/s

DQ Read 333

DQ Write 76.4

DQ Mixed 105

103% 172 MB/s

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) - $200

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Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	273x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	199x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	129x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x

SSD
SLW-MG4-M01 480GBSonyBench 70%, 24 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 124% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

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SLW-MG4-M01 480GB

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