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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 72.5% (622nd of 1072)

Based on 63 user benchmarks.  Model: SDVPSA181048
Poor: 30%Average: 72.5% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The SDVPSA181048 480GB averaged 27.5% 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 Read Speed 25.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 244MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SDVPSA181048 480GB is 64.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SDVPSA181048 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 258MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 320MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 63 samples)
Rank 62272.5%
Min Avg Max
344 Read 443 508
127 Write 379 462
15.1 Mixed 320 433
77.5 SusWrite 258 431
78.4% 350 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 25.3 39.6
6.56 4K Write 65.9 113
0.5 4K Mixed 21.1 46.7
100% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
106 DQ Read 200 344
9.73 DQ Write 244 343
1.09 DQ Mixed 62.4 317
91.4% 169 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
387GB free
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 427 106 148 112 149 MB/s
88% Excellent
Read 488
Write 455
Mixed 422
SusWrite 229
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 33.3
161% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 19.6
DQ Mixed 1.2
36% 95.1 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 49 449 72 16 127 MB/s
83.8% Excellent
Read 481
Write 419
Mixed 400
SusWrite 184
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 28.3
138% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 1
76% 180 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 14 129 184 36 145 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 469
Write 429
Mixed 393
SusWrite 153
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 28.7
142% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 46.3
97% 194 MB/s
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1029A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 339 221 222 222 223 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 338
Write 314
Mixed 274
SusWrite 250
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 23.5
130% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 33.3
71% 143 MB/s
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 146 142 166 79 34 MB/s
70.1% Very good
Read 458
Write 401
Mixed 390
SusWrite 148
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 24
103% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 45.9
96% 191 MB/s
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 53 145 17 132 18 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 497
Write 421
Mixed 409
SusWrite 132
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 1.2
104% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 19.3
DQ Mixed 1.3
30% 77.6 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 178 17 161 18 139 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 499
Write 433
Mixed 27.6
SusWrite 149
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 16.8
4K Mixed 1.3
45% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 1.2
63% 152 MB/s
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Typical SDVPSA181048 480GB Builds (Compare 4,002 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - $165

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,521x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples948x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples556x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples309x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples268x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples237x
SSD
SDVPSA181048 480GBBench 72%, 63 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples90x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples86x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples81x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $501

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