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Voyager GTX 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 45.9% (911th of 1072)

Based on 399 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Voyager GTX
Poor: 29%Average: 45.9% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Voyager GTX 256GB averaged 54.1% 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 19.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 56.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Voyager GTX 256GB is 30.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Corsair Voyager GTX 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 141MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 99.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 399 samples)
Rank 91145.9%
Min Avg Max
299 Read 369 425
62.7 Write 193 373
114 Mixed 229 327
68.6 SusWrite 141 265
51.7% 233 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.6 4K Read 19.4 24.5
3.33 4K Write 27 39.4
3.27 4K Mixed 14.5 25.2
62.4% 20.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 DQ Read 99.1 155
11 DQ Write 81.9 160
2.56 DQ Mixed 56.3 148
51.5% 79.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
236GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 148 82 83 83 83 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 397
Write 370
Mixed 329
SusWrite 142
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 24.6
85% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 66.5
70% 113 MB/s
168GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 182 97 98 100 96 MB/s
55.5% Above average
Read 379
Write 289
Mixed 287
SusWrite 143
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 23
82% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 150
112% 146 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 82 97 97 105 100 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 351
Write 101
Mixed 157
SusWrite 99.5
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 5.6
52% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 61.7
DQ Mixed 7.5
27% 60.1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,726,586 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asrock A320M-HDV R4.0

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples867x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples715x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples543x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples454x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples424x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples403x
SSD
Voyager GTX 256GBCorsairBench 46%, 399 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples131x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples127x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples114x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $330

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