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SD600 256GB

SD600 256GB
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Effective Speed -52%Effective Speed -52%Average Score -49%Read -28%, Write -20%, 4K Read -63%, 4K Write -147%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -79%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score -61%Read -26%, Write -22%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write -219%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -89%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -93%DQ Read -67%, DQ Write -104%, DQ Mixed -91%, ADQ Read -122%, ADQ Write -167%, ADQ Mixed -137%, Age 23%, AS-SSD Total -77%

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

Based on 171 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SD600

Poor: 50%Average: 64.6% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The Adata SD600 256GB averaged 35.3% 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 110MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 25.2MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SD600 256GB is 26%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Adata SD600 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 108MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 171 samples)

Rank 74564.6%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 357	403
270	Write 339	397
260	Mixed 332	376
129	SusWrite 307	385
75.2% 334 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.9	4K Read 21.1	27.5
23.9	4K Write 35.4	38.4
17	4K Mixed 25.2	30.9
83% 27.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
72.5	DQ Read 147	220
52.5	DQ Write 108	176
1.46	DQ Mixed 110	173
87% 122 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 30 days ago.

75GB free

Firmware: 9301

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 347 339 345 360 371 MB/s

69.6% Good

Write 354

Mixed 345

SusWrite 347

79% 349 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 32.9

4K Mixed 27.2

89% 28 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 147

112% 150 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

45GB free

Firmware: 9301

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 343 353 367 377 152 MB/s

65.6% Good

Write 336

Mixed 338

SusWrite 324

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 40.6

4K Mixed 25.2

86% 29.1 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 69.3

DQ Mixed 82.8

67% 97.3 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

222GB free

Firmware: 9301

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 398 396 390 391 392 MB/s

64.8% Good

Write 336

Mixed 332

SusWrite 394

79% 350 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 28.8

4K Mixed 19.6

64% 21.3 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 160

DQ Mixed 147

114% 156 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

95GB free

Firmware: 9301

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 194 199 210 246 252 MB/s

57.8% Above average

Write 358

Mixed 358

SusWrite 222

74% 327 MB/s

4K Read 17.5

4K Write 33.6

4K Mixed 22.5

73% 24.5 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 154

DQ Mixed 137

106% 145 MB/s

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) - $72

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	221x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	28x

SSD
SD600 256GBAdataBench 65%, 171 samples	1x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	14x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $178

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Adata

SD600 256GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

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SD600 256GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745th of 1072)

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