Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

▲ Ultimate SU800 256GB
BENCHMARKS (40,725)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(5)
BUY • $40

Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -4%Read 4%, Write -7%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed 0%, SusWrite -17%Peak Score +4% Read 3%, Write -2%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -19%User Rating -3%, Market Share -235%, Price 121%, Value 40%Nice To Haves -3%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed 1%, ADQ Read -19%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -16%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Average Bench: 90.7% (317^th of 1071)

Based on 40,725 user benchmarks. Models: ADATA SU800, ADAT SU800

Poor: 60%Average: 90.7% Great: 118%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB averaged just 9.3% 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 187MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB is 57.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 262MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 356MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 40,725 samples)

Rank 31790.7%

Min	Avg	Max
367	Read 469	516
170	Write 370	471
161	Mixed 356	443
78.1	SusWrite 262	464
81.6% 364 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.4	4K Read 29.8	40
30.3	4K Write 81.1	120
24.7	4K Mixed 41.4	55.8
141% 50.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
148	DQ Read 273	381
62	DQ Write 271	360
52.1	DQ Mixed 187	279
164% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

IRN-User, 1 hr ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 228 256 266 271 270 MB/s

87.4% Excellent

Write 268

Mixed 298

SusWrite 250

73% 328 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 85.5

4K Mixed 36.3

133% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 193

163% 235 MB/s

IRN-User, 1 hr ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 248 259 268 271 272 MB/s

85.6% Excellent

Write 267

Mixed 305

SusWrite 254

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 35.3

125% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 240

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 193

162% 235 MB/s

CAN-User, 49 mins ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 156 211 276 277 277 MB/s

84.2% Excellent

Write 347

Mixed 354

SusWrite 228

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 60.1

4K Mixed 39.1

123% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 191

189% 302 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 65,445,621 SSDs tested.

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Typical Ultimate SU800 256GB Builds (Compare 18,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,446x
Core i7-2600Intel $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,124x
Core i5-3470Intel $50Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	678x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,032x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,018x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	749x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $40Bench 91%, 40,725 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	458x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	318x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	227x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $337

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SSDrivePro

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1,857

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

Intelligent SLC caching and DRAM cache buffer...

Added 6 years ago.

USA-User

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9,312

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

13 months ago.

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

COL-User

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2,836

Excellent

3 years ago.

Is a very good product, i bouth one and this SSD got better my pc

DOM-User

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1,398

Excellent

17 months ago.

Having mine for around 4 years

krossblades

level
42

Good

2 years ago.

Sleeper SSD

Foxbit

level
34

Excellent

4 years ago.

Really good SSD for the money

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 90.7% (317^th of 1071)

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Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 90.7% (317th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 90.7% (317^th of 1071)