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CX2-8B256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 177% (126th of 1072)

Based on 63 user benchmarks.  Model: CX2-8B256
Poor: 136%Average: 177% Great: 207%

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Outstanding average bench

The CX2-8B256 256GB averaged 76.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CX2-8B256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 546MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 757MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CX2-8B256 256GB is 70.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CX2-8B256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 618MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 622MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 63 samples)
Rank 126177%
Min Avg Max
779 Read 1,268 1,622
494 Write 713 859
424 Mixed 622 1,003
271 SusWrite 618 824
179% 805 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.9 4K Read 39.1 47.2
73.4 4K Write 107 140
29.3 4K Mixed 52.9 65.5
184% 66.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.9 DQ Read 757 856
218 DQ Write 610 851
107 DQ Mixed 546 688
446% 637 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
236GB free
Firmware: 4880303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 723 854 852 854 853 855 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 1,446
Write 902
Mixed 673
SusWrite 832
214% 963 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 53.3
180% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 855
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 665
548% 782 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4880303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 577 581 567 569 558 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,155
Write 727
Mixed 618
SusWrite 573
171% 768 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 59.8
201% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 719
DQ Mixed 562
479% 703 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4880303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 614 612 594 613 594 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 1,052
Write 622
Mixed 500
SusWrite 611
155% 696 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 47.8
165% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 849
DQ Write 602
DQ Mixed 585
475% 679 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4880303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 449 431 415 408 394 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1,275
Write 635
Mixed 559
SusWrite 431
160% 725 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 47.9
157% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 811
DQ Write 580
DQ Mixed 579
464% 657 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4880303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 372 352 346 338 334 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,283
Write 657
Mixed 618
SusWrite 356
161% 728 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 72
4K Mixed 45.9
150% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 615
DQ Mixed 597
482% 685 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4880303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 289 350 313 373 366 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 1,255
Write 515
Mixed 487
SusWrite 333
142% 648 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 35.3
118% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 498
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 347
273% 383 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Extreme4 - $170

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples624x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples173x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples91x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples124x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples124x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples108x
SSD
CX2-8B256 256GBBench 177%, 63 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples48x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples43x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $863

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