Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

▲ Ultimate SU800 256GB
BENCHMARKS (12,136)
MKT (0.2%)
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(2)
BUY • $37

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

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Effective Speed +1% Effective Speed 1%Average User Bench +3% Read 4%, Write 2%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite -0%Peak Lab Bench +5% Read 3%, Write -2%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 9%Value & Sentiment -17%User Rating -31%, Market Share -240%, Price 131%, Value 71%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 6%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed 3%, ADQ Read -11%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed -8%, Age 42%, AS-SSD Total 3%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 97.4% (204^th of 1003)

Based on 12,136 user benchmarks. Models: ADATA SU800, ADAT SU800

Poor: 63%Average: 97.4% Great: 122%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB averaged just 2.6% 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 201MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB is 58.6%. 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 310MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 388MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,136 samples)

Rank 20497.4%

Min	Avg	Max
372	Read 476	516
246	Write 410	473
235	Mixed 388	452
92.4	SusWrite 310	461
88.9% 396 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.1	4K Read 31.8	40.5
35.9	4K Write 85.2	118
25	4K Mixed 44	57.6
150% 53.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
131	DQ Read 283	387
65.1	DQ Write 295	360
47.3	DQ Mixed 201	282
175% 260 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0106A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 454 454 467 470 467 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 395

SusWrite 454

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 48.2

167% 61.6 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 253

202% 278 MB/s

USA-User, 36 mins ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0801A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 384 421 423 423 422 MB/s

97.4% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 394

SusWrite 397

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 30.8

138% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 252

203% 283 MB/s

MEX-User, 3 hrs ago.

164GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 141 101 52 53 53 MB/s

66.1% Good

Write 174

Mixed 218

SusWrite 73.2

52% 237 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 50.8

4K Mixed 30

99% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 118

126% 208 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0518BS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 83 65 25 36 82 MB/s

52% Above average

Write 46.5

Mixed 57.5

SusWrite 63.4

35% 162 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 14.5

4K Mixed 20.7

76% 20.9 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 17.7

DQ Mixed 85.7

72% 112 MB/s

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Typical Ultimate SU800 256GB Builds (Compare 29,510 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 68%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $105Bench 81%, 177,263 samples	10,560x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $235Bench 85%, 105,987 samples	4,332x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $142Bench 87%, 77,187 samples	3,910x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	4,965x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $145Bench 38%, 364,011 samples	2,675x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples	2,618x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $37Bench 97%, 12,136 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 87%, 230,653 samples	2,628x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $78Bench 90%, 100,078 samples	857x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 88%, 62,591 samples	760x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $580

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

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

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

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Excellent

12 months ago.

Really good SSD for the money

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $248	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $709	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $606	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 97.4% (204^th of 1003)

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

Strengths

Below average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $120

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Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 97.4% (204th of 1003)

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

Strengths

Below average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $120

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Average Bench: 97.4% (204^th of 1003)