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SM0256F 251GB

SM0256F 251GB
BENCHMARKS (272)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -27%Read 9%, Write 8%, 4K Read -75%, 4K Write -89%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -80%, SusWrite 41%Peak Score -6%Read 19%, Write 11%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -48%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite 41%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read 22%, DQ Write -42%, DQ Mixed -46%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write -48%, ADQ Mixed -46%, Age -31%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 83.8% (423^rd of 1072)

Based on 272 user benchmarks. Model: APPLE SSD SM0256F

Poor: 63%Average: 83.8% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The Apple SM0256F 251GB averaged just 16.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apple SM0256F 251GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 178MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 332MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SM0256F 251GB is 35.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple SM0256F 251GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 46.3MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 341MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 272 samples)

Rank 42383.8%

Min	Avg	Max
338	Read 498	604
264	Write 438	536
265	Mixed 341	413
262	SusWrite 419	544
95.2% 424 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.1	4K Read 19.6	33.6
20.8	4K Write 46.3	82.6
14.7	4K Mixed 25	43
86.2% 30.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
115	DQ Read 332	446
66	DQ Write 195	252
74.7	DQ Mixed 178	227
155% 235 MB/s

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

TUR-User, 1 month ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM2EA1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 505 519 478 456 412 MB/s

86.2% Excellent

Write 483

Mixed 359

SusWrite 477

104% 460 MB/s

4K Read 13.2

4K Write 33

4K Mixed 25.9

71% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 218

185% 275 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

127GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM2JA1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 437 436 433 438 461 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 478

Mixed 330

SusWrite 440

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 17.2

4K Write 36.9

4K Mixed 20.1

71% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 194

163% 240 MB/s

TUR-User, 27 days ago.

94GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UXM2JA1Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 287 423 440 433 411 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 434

Mixed 332

SusWrite 376

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 13.5

4K Write 19.7

4K Mixed 14.8

50% 16 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 104

81% 112 MB/s

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 10%

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System: Apple MacBookPro11,2

CPU
Core i7-4750HQIntelBench 63%, 5,497 samples	27x
Core i7-4770HQIntelBench 64%, 1,692 samples	25x
Core i7-4850HQIntelBench 66%, 818 samples	5x

GPU
Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 5,483 samples	58x

SSD
SM0256F 251GBAppleBench 84%, 272 samples	24x

RAM
0x484D54343147533641465238412D50422020 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 311 samples	20x
0x484D54343531533641465238412D50422020 2x4GBUnknownBench 58%, 203 samples	12x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	8x

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Average Bench: 83.8% (423^rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 83.8% (423rd of 1072)

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