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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 57.1% (830th of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA SC680
Poor: 41%Average: 57.1% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The Adata SC680 960GB averaged 42.8% 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 19.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 382MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SC680 960GB is 24.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Adata SC680 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 80.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 89.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 83057.1%
Min Avg Max
320 Read 382 480
17.7 Write 323 378
18.4 Mixed 280 369
124 SusWrite 295 404
71.8% 320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 19.1 26.3
10.3 4K Write 33.5 67.2
0.4 4K Mixed 15.5 25.6
66.5% 22.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.5 DQ Read 80.5 102
15 DQ Write 89.2 123
0.4 DQ Mixed 30.5 85.9
38% 66.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
633GB free
Firmware: 9102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 439 438 437 436 436 MB/s
74% Very good
Read 494
Write 435
Mixed 379
SusWrite 438
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 40.4
4K Mixed 20.2
76% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 81.3
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 38.5
44% 75.5 MB/s
331GB free
Firmware: 9102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 372 402 424 425 422 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 493
Write 401
Mixed 373
SusWrite 402
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 0.4
44% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 37.7
DQ Write 17.8
DQ Mixed 0.3
8% 18.6 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: 9102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 295 216 18 18 125 MB/s
41.9% Average
Read 303
Write 292
Mixed 265
SusWrite 156
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 14.9
54% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 77.6
DQ Write 87.6
DQ Mixed 36.1
40% 67.1 MB/s
264GB free
Firmware: 9102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 340 44 19 114 18 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 361
Write 340
Mixed 19.4
SusWrite 145
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 12.5
4K Mixed 0.4
32% 9.87 MB/s
DQ Read 81.4
DQ Write 15.7
DQ Mixed 0.4
13% 32.5 MB/s
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Gaming 86%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B79)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,394x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples684x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples331x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples284x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples280x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples273x
SSD
SC680 960GBAdataBench 57%, 46 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples367x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples156x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples146x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $373

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