ST500LM030-1RK17D 480GB

ST500LM030-1RK17D 480GB
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -14%Read -19%, Write -14%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score -36%Read -29%, Write -27%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -94%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +11% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -12%, ADQ Read 16%, ADQ Write 17%, ADQ Mixed 13%, Age 65%, AS-SSD Total -9%

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Average Bench: 91.7% (307^th of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Model: ST500LM030-1RK17D

Poor: 89%Average: 91.7% Great: 94%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540MA_X540MA (4)

Excellent average bench

The ST500LM030-1RK17D 480GB averaged just 8.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ST500LM030-1RK17D 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 339MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 384MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 30791.7%

Min	Avg	Max
379	Read 384	394
338	Write 356	382
339	Mixed 349	366
339	SusWrite 351	363
81.1% 360 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.7	4K Read 28	31.8
58.3	4K Write 60.7	63.2
37.3	4K Mixed 38.8	40
124% 42.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
370	DQ Read 378	384
333	DQ Write 339	343
293	DQ Mixed 294	296
238% 337 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

385GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 354 361 355 351 351 MB/s

93.9% Outstanding

Write 338

Mixed 341

SusWrite 350

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 61.8

4K Mixed 40

132% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 296

240% 340 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

377GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 357 363 375 380 381 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 382

Mixed 366

SusWrite 363

85% 376 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 59.6

4K Mixed 38

127% 42.9 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 294

238% 336 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

381GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 350 357 370 385 373 MB/s

92.5% Outstanding

Write 398

Mixed 382

SusWrite 359

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 58.5

4K Mixed 37.8

123% 41.6 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 287

230% 322 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 years ago.

334GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 309 342 338 345 352 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 348

Mixed 349

SusWrite 339

80% 354 MB/s

4K Read 26.2

4K Write 58.3

4K Mixed 37.3

118% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 293

236% 332 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 29%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540MA_X540MA

CPU
Celeron N4000IntelBench 24%, 14,024 samples	127x
Pentium Silver N5000IntelBench 34%, 12,140 samples	43x
Celeron N4100IntelBench 33%, 6,492 samples	5x

GPU
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	135x
UHD Graphics 605IntelBench 2%, 14,651 samples	43x

SSD
ST500LM030-1RK17D 480GBBench 92%, 4 samples	1x

RAM
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	109x
K4F8E304HB-MGCj 4x1GBUnknownBench 20%, 404 samples	62x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	7x

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Asus VivoBook 15_ASUS Laptop X540MA_X540MA (4)

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ST500LM030-1RK17D 480GB

Average Bench: 91.7% (307^th of 1072)

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ST500LM030-1RK17D 480GB

Average Bench: 91.7% (307th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 91.7% (307^th of 1072)