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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Effective Speed 
+87%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 477,870 user samples
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240,629 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 236% 151GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 142% 85GB free (System drive)
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SPEED RANK: 99th / 1072
237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 229th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		199 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+87% 		106 %
Average Score 
+89%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		1753 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+289% 		451 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1260 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+196% 		425 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		43.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+28% 		34.4 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		141 MB/s Much faster random write.
+65% 		85.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		559 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+39% 		401 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		52.9 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+12% 		47.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		366 MB/s 400 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+9%
Peak Score 
+99%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		2121 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+313% 		514 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		1473 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+211% 		474 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		54.5 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+25% 		43.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		210 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+81% 		116 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		691 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+54% 		449 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		64.9 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+9% 		59.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		481 MB/s +3% 467 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+40%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.14 % 0.42 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
Value
Value For Money 		46.8 % Better value.
+28% 		36.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 58 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$45 Cheaper.
+17% 		$54
Nice To Haves 
+180%
Age
Newest 		89+ Months 75+ Months More recent.
+16%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1230 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+215% 		390 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1260 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+246% 		364 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		3,857 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+203% 		1,275 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		929 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+212% 		298 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1025 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+193% 		350 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		921 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+199% 		308 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		687 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+186% 		240 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		250GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 199%
Average Bench 106%
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Probably the best SATA III SSD you can buy for 60 US Dollar. Offered excellent performance (albeit it won't match any NVMe ones!) and suitable amount of capacity for that price. Overall a reliable all around SSD for nearly every computers unless if the computer has no support for SATA which means your computer is too old! [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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