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▲ 541,131 ▼

Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

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▲ 5020 ▼

Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Effective Speed 
+26%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 107,706 user samples
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105,037 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 125GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 296GB free (System drive)
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 393rd / 1072
2,669 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 130% 1.5TB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 78% 1TB free
Poor: 78% Great: 130%
SPEED RANK: 223rd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		85.8 % 108 % Faster effective speed.
+26%
Average Score 
+23%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		397 MB/s 477 MB/s Faster read speed.
+20%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		404 MB/s 429 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+6%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24.3 MB/s 35.3 MB/s Much faster random read.
+45%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86.5 MB/s 89.6 MB/s +4%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		345 MB/s 376 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+9%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		35.2 MB/s 47.3 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+34%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		290 MB/s 409 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+41%
Peak Score 
+24%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		436 MB/s 511 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+17%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		482 MB/s 490 MB/s +2%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		28.2 MB/s 42.3 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+50%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		117 MB/s 123 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+5%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		389 MB/s 420 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+8%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		42.3 MB/s 59 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+39%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		335 MB/s 490 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+46%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		14.3 % 28.3 % Hugely better value.
+99%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % Slightly more popular.
+8% 		50 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 Much cheaper.
+53% 		$320
Nice To Haves 
+9%
Age
Newest 		94 Months Slightly more recent.
+7% 		101+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		351 MB/s 388 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+11%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		327 MB/s 362 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+11%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,143 Pts 1,276 Pts Stronger server IO.
+12%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		330 MB/s 369 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+12%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		301 MB/s 346 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+15%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		272 MB/s 292 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+7%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		274 MB/s 308 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+12%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		525GB 2TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 85.8%
Average Bench 108%
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