Average Bench: 73.4% (603rd of 1072)

Based on 105 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA SSD SP900 256GB

Good average bench

The Adata SP900 256GB averaged 26.6% 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 145MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SP900 256GB is 32.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Adata SP900 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 201MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 259MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 105 samples)
Min Avg Max
232 Read 313 424
163 Write 278 341
185 Mixed 259 321
135 SusWrite 201 268
59% 263 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.6 4K Read 27.3 35.2
38.4 4K Write 70.9 108
15.4 4K Mixed 33.4 46.4
122% 43.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 DQ Read 257 296
63.3 DQ Write 204 277
12.4 DQ Mixed 145 188
132% 202 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
237GB free
Firmware: 5.0.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 225 226 230 223 231 MB/s
Read 291
Write 289
Mixed 240
SusWrite 232
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 45.8
142% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 168
154% 235 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 173 181 74 0 165 MB/s
Read 360
Write 208
Mixed 187
SusWrite 130
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 35.9
123% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 169
138% 196 MB/s
19GB free
Firmware: 5.0.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 256 197 211 137 136 MB/s
Read 302
Write 279
Mixed 244
SusWrite 188
57% 253 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 33.2
110% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 175
153% 230 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,669,270 SSDs tested

Typical SP900 256GB Builds (Compare 11,576 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

Popular SP900 256GB compatible motherboards:

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