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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

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▲ 509 ▼
  

Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Effective Speed 
+1%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 242,510 user samples
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156,194 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 55% 223GB free
Worst Bench: 34% 111GB free (System drive)
Poor: 34% Great: 55%
SPEED RANK: 914th / 1072
86,316 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 56% 222GB free
Worst Bench: 33% 102GB free (System drive)
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
SPEED RANK: 917th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		45.4 % +1% 45.1 %
Average Score 
+1%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		425 MB/s +1% 420 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		322 MB/s 322 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		18.5 MB/s +2% 18.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		32.8 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+7% 		30.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		244 MB/s +3% 238 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		13.8 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+5% 		13.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		91.8 MB/s 105 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+14%
Peak Score 
+0%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		460 MB/s 461 MB/s +0%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		387 MB/s +1% 384 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		23.5 MB/s +1% 23.2 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		45.3 MB/s +2% 44.6 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		324 MB/s +1% 320 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		19.6 MB/s +1% 19.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		165 MB/s 169 MB/s +2%
Value & Sentiment 
+87%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.38 % Hugely higher market share.
+171% 		0.14 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % +2% 50 %
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		77+ Months 70+ Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		120 MB/s 120 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		103 MB/s 104 MB/s +1%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		479 Pts +0% 479 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		44.4 MB/s +0% 44.2 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		101 MB/s 102 MB/s +1%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		74.4 MB/s 75.8 MB/s +2%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		31.9 MB/s +2% 31.4 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 45.4%
Average Bench 45.1%
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Low power drive with low performance. Probably only worth considering for use in a laptop. [Apr '22 scowi3]

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