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Aura Pro X SSD 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 129% (187th of 1080)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: OWC Aura Pro X SSD
Poor: 102%Average: 129% Great: 157%

Outstanding average bench

The OWC Aura Pro X SSD 480GB averaged 29.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OWC Aura Pro X SSD 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 549MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 563MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OWC Aura Pro X SSD 480GB is 54.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the OWC Aura Pro X SSD 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 532MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 187129%
Min Avg Max
537 Read 678 839
387 Write 835 972
446 Mixed 645 782
379 SusWrite 532 753
152% 673 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.7 4K Read 26.7 35.8
50.1 4K Write 98.9 146
27.5 4K Mixed 41 52.8
145% 55.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
448 DQ Read 558 590
320 DQ Write 563 729
392 DQ Mixed 549 620
416% 556 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
65GB free
Firmware: C2.3.21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 872 370 378 376 376 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 838
Write 911
Mixed 748
SusWrite 547
171% 761 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 48.6
194% 76.7 MB/s
DQ Read 586
DQ Write 729
DQ Mixed 591
464% 636 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.3.23A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 874 706 368 375 376 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 654
Write 905
Mixed 662
SusWrite 589
159% 702 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 46
156% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 587
DQ Write 567
DQ Mixed 601
445% 585 MB/s
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.3.21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 850 700 106 87 88 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 620
Write 899
Mixed 612
SusWrite 450
146% 645 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 42.2
135% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 553
DQ Write 430
DQ Mixed 505
374% 496 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.3.23A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 781 487 345 347 349 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 575
Write 859
Mixed 600
SusWrite 482
142% 629 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 27.5
117% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 586
DQ Write 597
DQ Mixed 597
447% 593 MB/s
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.3.21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 380 382 354 369 309 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 595
Write 829
Mixed 634
SusWrite 379
138% 609 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 28.9
116% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 582
DQ Write 696
DQ Mixed 619
472% 632 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.3.21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 365 355 375 368 380 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 620
Write 387
Mixed 446
SusWrite 424
105% 469 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 50.1
4K Mixed 33.5
107% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 500
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 423
312% 416 MB/s

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