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Effective Speed -653%Effective Speed -653%Average Score -881%Read -1,006%, Write -2,069%, 4K Read -227%, 4K Write -214%, Mixed -1,069%, 4K Mixed -321%, SusWrite -1,260%Peak Score -858%Read -1,117%, Write -1,489%, 4K Read -472%, 4K Write -306%, Mixed -1,130%, 4K Mixed -509%, SusWrite -982%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -650%DQ Read -742%, DQ Write -445%, DQ Mixed -921%, ADQ Read -778%, ADQ Write -390%, ADQ Mixed -1,009%, Age -267%, AS-SSD Total -646%

Average Bench: 72.5% (631^st of 1080)

Based on 116 user benchmarks. Model: S3SSDC480XEU

Poor: 45%Average: 72.5% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The S3SSDC480XEU 480GB averaged 27.4% 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 134MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.3MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S3SSDC480XEU 480GB is 51.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the S3SSDC480XEU 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 214MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 233MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 116 samples)

Rank 63172.5%

Min	Avg	Max
194	Read 378	487
18.9	Write 214	404
30.4	Mixed 276	380
46.8	SusWrite 233	422
61.5% 275 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15	4K Read 27.3	33.6
12.8	4K Write 65.8	93.8
7.69	4K Mixed 26.3	36.1
110% 39.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	DQ Read 195	275
15.1	DQ Write 257	348
13.2	DQ Mixed 134	205
127% 195 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

PRT-User, 17 days ago.

442GB free

Firmware: V2208

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 408 425 445 431 444 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 365

SusWrite 428

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 30.2

120% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 207

183% 271 MB/s

PRT-User, 7 months ago.

23GB free

Firmware: V2208

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 431 438 432 424 75 MB/s

83.1% Excellent

Write 102

Mixed 85.2

SusWrite 369

46% 205 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 72.2

4K Mixed 38.4

113% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 205

186% 281 MB/s

PRT-User, 2 months ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0105A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 409 414 394 79 73 MB/s

66% Good

Write 407

Mixed 409

SusWrite 293

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 63.3

4K Mixed 1

71% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 94.9

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 1.1

61% 139 MB/s

PRT-User, 6 months ago.

178GB free

Firmware: U0105A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 64 64 56 64 63 MB/s

63.5% Good

Write 428

Mixed 103

SusWrite 116

63% 287 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 1

100% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 119

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 1.1

63% 145 MB/s

PRT-User, 6 months ago.

420GB free

Firmware: V0209

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 421 423 429 428 429 MB/s

60.9% Good

Write 100

Mixed 90.8

SusWrite 425

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 28.9

4K Mixed 16.4

65% 21.4 MB/s

DQ Read 26.1

DQ Write 29.9

DQ Mixed 27.8

21% 27.9 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 months ago.

138GB free

Firmware: V0209

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 15 138 24 142 0.7 MB/s

34.4% Below average

Write 102

Mixed 86.6

SusWrite 90.1

34% 156 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 18.3

4K Mixed 10.8

48% 15.1 MB/s

DQ Read 14.6

DQ Write 15.3

DQ Mixed 14.9

11% 14.9 MB/s

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Typical S3SSDC480XEU 480GB Builds (Compare 6,109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	994x
Core i7-4790Intel $65Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	815x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	551x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	491x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	414x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	382x

SSD
S3SSDC480XEU 480GBBench 73%, 116 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	160x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	134x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	88x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $289

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
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S3SSDC480XEU 480GB

Average Bench: 72.5% (631^st of 1080)

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