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IT LCS-256L9S 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 78.1% (521st of 1072)

Based on 909 user benchmarks.  Model: LITEON IT LCS-256L9S
Poor: 59%Average: 78.1% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Liteon IT LCS-256L9S 256GB averaged 21.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Liteon IT LCS-256L9S 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 153MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Liteon IT LCS-256L9S 256GB is 35.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Liteon IT LCS-256L9S 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 263MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 48.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 909 samples)
Rank 52178.1%
Min Avg Max
345 Read 421 471
259 Write 352 398
219 Mixed 263 289
240 SusWrite 349 404
77.7% 346 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12 4K Read 23.8 31.4
24.2 4K Write 48.2 70.6
13.6 4K Mixed 26.5 37.1
95.5% 32.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
152 DQ Read 237 263
80.4 DQ Write 238 277
94 DQ Mixed 153 170
138% 209 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
186GB free
Firmware: HC82202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 402 423 422 401 422 MB/s
95.5% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 413
Mixed 286
SusWrite 415
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 35.3
126% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 166
154% 235 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: HC82202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 382 391 405 371 400 MB/s
89.5% Excellent
Read 472
Write 389
Mixed 289
SusWrite 386
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 32.5
117% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 163
146% 219 MB/s
222GB free
Firmware: HC82202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 401 362 396 396 377 MB/s
79.3% Very good
Read 466
Write 73.1
Mixed 190
SusWrite 354
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 31.5
96% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 126
113% 174 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC82202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 359 378 352 367 389 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 432
Write 370
Mixed 274
SusWrite 368
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 24.8
86% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 167
154% 234 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC82202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 275 376 369 390 394 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 437
Write 380
Mixed 275
SusWrite 360
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 39.7
4K Mixed 24.1
87% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 165
146% 218 MB/s
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC82201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 311 276 236 324 311 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 318
Write 303
Mixed 215
SusWrite 292
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 8.4
41% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 156
139% 208 MB/s
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Typical IT LCS-256L9S 256GB Builds (Compare 1,250 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock B85M Pro4 - $150

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples189x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples139x
Core i5-4690Intel  $52Bench 67%, 73,695 samples133x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples114x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples86x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples83x
SSD
IT LCS-256L9S 256GBLiteonBench 78%, 909 samples1x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples37x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $359

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