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Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC NAND. Release date: Q3 2016.

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Average Bench: 98.6% (190th of 992)

Based on 10,218 user benchmarks.  Models: ADATA SU800, ADAT SU800
Poor: 60%Average: 98.6% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB averaged just 1.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 223MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.7MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB is 61.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 348MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 385MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,218 samples)
Rank 19098.6%
Min Avg Max
365 Read 472 515
198 Write 406 473
136 Mixed 385 452
76 SusWrite 348 466
90.5% 403 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.2 4K Read 31.3 40.1
31.6 4K Write 85.4 121
26.2 4K Mixed 43.7 56.4
149% 53.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.5 DQ Read 262 388
59.5 DQ Write 289 358
46 DQ Mixed 223 283
182% 258 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 466 469 470 472 473 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 468
Mixed 456
SusWrite 469
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 55.4
185% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 284
238% 346 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R042
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 386 398 382 375 374 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 413
Write 339
Mixed 349
SusWrite 383
84% 371 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 54.3
4K Mixed 29.8
105% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 395
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 283
232% 332 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 13,030,033 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $90 @ launch in Sep '16
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Typical Ultimate SU800 256GB Builds (Compare 25,302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $122Bench 81%, 163,556 samples9,300x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $147Bench 85%, 98,183 samples3,792x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $153Bench 87%, 56,013 samples3,393x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 550,267 samples4,404x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 38%, 327,558 samples2,384x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $370Bench 98%, 526,975 samples2,245x
SSD
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata  $43Bench 99%, 10,218 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $105Bench 87%, 171,284 samples2,320x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $110Bench 91%, 86,045 samples753x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $115Bench 92%, 48,254 samples652x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $585

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SSDrivePro
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Official site www.adata.com/...

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC NAND

Intelligent SLC caching and DRAM cache buffer...

Added 2 years ago.
USA-User
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Good (edit your comment) Add link

7 days ago.

Have one in my laptop speeds are very close to advertised (96%) for such a low price

Foxbit
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Excellent

8 months ago.

Really good SSD for the money

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Intel Core i7-8700K $370Nvidia GTX 1070 $370Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $75
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $122Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $105
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