Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Ultimate SU800 256GB
BENCHMARKS (40,725)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(5)
BUY • $54

Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -5%Read 4%, Write -8%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score +3% Read 3%, Write -3%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -26%User Rating -4%, Market Share -174%, Price 59%, Value 14%Nice To Haves -5%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write 1%, DQ Mixed -6%, ADQ Read -19%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 90.7% (317^th of 1072)

Based on 40,725 user benchmarks. Models: ADATA SU800, ADAT SU800

Poor: 60%Average: 90.7% Great: 118%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB averaged just 9.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 187MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB is 57.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 262MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 356MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 40,725 samples)

Rank 31790.7%

Min	Avg	Max
367	Read 469	516
170	Write 370	471
161	Mixed 356	443
78.1	SusWrite 262	464
81.6% 364 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.4	4K Read 29.8	40
30.3	4K Write 81.1	120
24.7	4K Mixed 41.4	55.8
141% 50.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
148	DQ Read 273	381
62	DQ Write 271	360
52.1	DQ Mixed 187	279
164% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 13 hrs ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 242 165 84 72 72 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 424

SusWrite 143

86% 386 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 99.6

4K Mixed 53.8

180% 63.9 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 115

154% 280 MB/s

FIN-User, 20 hrs ago.

238GB free

Firmware: R0427AC

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 242 241 241 242 242 MB/s

90.2% Outstanding

Write 240

Mixed 280

SusWrite 242

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 39.8

152% 60.1 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 155

127% 177 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0801A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 114 72 66 62 64 MB/s

81.2% Excellent

Write 464

Mixed 427

SusWrite 86

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 90.8

4K Mixed 44.8

152% 55.5 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 121

DQ Mixed 70

83% 148 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 hrs ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 79 67 80 67 63 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 427

Mixed 403

SusWrite 109

79% 355 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 35.9

123% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 364

DQ Mixed 244

200% 281 MB/s

IRN-User, 1 day ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 111 59 55 61 54 MB/s

65.2% Good

Write 109

Mixed 221

SusWrite 83.9

49% 223 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 29.1

4K Mixed 30

100% 29.9 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 68.3

DQ Mixed 51

81% 163 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,023x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,568x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	932x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $54Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $352

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC NAND

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

10 months ago.

Have one in my laptop speeds are very close to advertised (96%) for such a low price

COL-User

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2,968

Excellent

4 years ago.

Is a very good product, i bouth one and this SSD got better my pc

DOM-User

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1,518

Excellent

2 years ago.

Having mine for around 4 years

krossblades

level
42

Good

3 years ago.

Sleeper SSD

Foxbit

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34

Excellent

5 years ago.

Really good SSD for the money

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 90.7% (317^th of 1072)

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Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 90.7% (317th of 1072)

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