Average Bench: 71.6% (636th of 1072)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: QEMU QEMU HARDDISK
Poor: 26%Average: 71.6% Great: 95%

Good average bench

The Qemu HARDDISK 250GB averaged 28.3% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 134MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.1MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Qemu HARDDISK 250GB is 68.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Qemu HARDDISK 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 238MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 158MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Min Avg Max
301 Read 438 553
94.7 Write 373 505
163 Mixed 363 513
83.4 SusWrite 238 304
79.2% 353 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.7 4K Read 25.1 38.1
1.3 4K Write 40.8 68.7
2 4K Mixed 25.6 47.1
92.4% 30.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.6 DQ Read 158 379
26.5 DQ Write 137 359
10.2 DQ Mixed 134 345
104% 143 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.5+
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 350 356 352 352 351 MB/s
Read 359
Write 369
Mixed 355
SusWrite 352
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 32
104% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 197
152% 208 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.5+
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 224 233 224 266 MB/s
Read 339
Write 217
Mixed 247
SusWrite 217
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 39.1
119% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 287
213% 286 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.5+
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 182 200 199 199 195 MB/s
Read 308
Write 272
Mixed 239
SusWrite 208
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 41.3
128% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 56
DQ Mixed 151
98% 116 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.5+
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 221 217 206 196 188 MB/s
Read 307
Write 276
Mixed 244
SusWrite 212
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 9.2
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 41.8
103% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 89.4
DQ Write 60.3
DQ Mixed 138
86% 95.9 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,697,039 SSDs tested

Typical HARDDISK 250GB Builds (Compare 606 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

System: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $485

Popular HARDDISK 250GB systems:

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