Average Bench: 63.8% (755th of 1072)

Based on 1,478 user benchmarks.  Model: HFS256G3AMNB-2200A

Above average average bench

The HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GB averaged 36.1% 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 195MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 287MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GB is 36.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 233MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 238MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,478 samples)
Min Avg Max
298 Read 377 466
162 Write 272 320
161 Mixed 233 277
119 SusWrite 238 310
62.6% 280 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.7 4K Read 16.2 22.6
23.4 4K Write 46.9 75.3
13.1 4K Mixed 20.6 27
75.8% 27.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
158 DQ Read 287 353
79.5 DQ Write 206 282
100 DQ Mixed 195 219
159% 229 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10105L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 293 299 295 304 289 MB/s
Read 418
Write 300
Mixed 256
SusWrite 296
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 19.9
76% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 215
181% 264 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10108L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 158 209 167 206 189 MB/s
Read 360
Write 274
Mixed 239
SusWrite 185
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 31.4
4K Mixed 19.7
66% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 139
100% 131 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,649,251 SSDs tested

Typical HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GB Builds (Compare 1,377 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

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