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SP 920SS 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 68.7% (688th of 1072)

Based on 62 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA SP 920SS
Poor: 47%Average: 68.7% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Adata SP 920SS 256GB averaged 31.2% 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 23.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 61.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SP 920SS 256GB is 43.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata SP 920SS 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 169MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 241MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 62 samples)
Rank 68868.7%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 430 525
49.5 Write 241 346
96.8 Mixed 275 414
56.1 SusWrite 169 346
62% 279 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.9 4K Read 23.4 29
27.7 4K Write 61.7 92.7
10.7 4K Mixed 24.3 36.2
99.4% 36.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 DQ Read 201 268
47.4 DQ Write 173 248
15.8 DQ Mixed 65.4 157
82.1% 146 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 268 300 303 307 307 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 460
Write 349
Mixed 302
SusWrite 292
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 38.3
133% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 156
143% 219 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 285 296 305 285 306 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 400
Write 338
Mixed 283
SusWrite 287
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 37.4
130% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 156
143% 218 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 210 270 280 279 277 MB/s
81.8% Excellent
Read 403
Write 332
Mixed 280
SusWrite 261
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 36.3
127% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 157
139% 209 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 247 257 273 268 257 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 405
Write 322
Mixed 272
SusWrite 263
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 35.1
122% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 109
117% 195 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 61 61 54 62 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 451
Write 348
Mixed 306
SusWrite 58.9
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 38.5
136% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 156
143% 219 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 79 85 85 87 MB/s
74.5% Very good
Read 438
Write 348
Mixed 302
SusWrite 85.1
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 37
132% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 156
143% 219 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3P

CPU
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples21x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD  $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples7x
A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD  $175Bench 43%, 12,658 samples6x
GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples8x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples6x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples5x
SSD
SP 920SS 256GBAdataBench 69%, 62 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples5x
M2F4G64CC88D7 2x4GBNanyaBench 31%, 50 samples4x
F3 DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 26%, 256 samples4x
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