Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

▲ Ultimate SU800 256GB
BENCHMARKS (7,496)
MKT (0.3%)
BUILDS
(2)
BUY • $48

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

128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB

Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average User Bench +6% Read 5%, Write 2%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite 12%Peak Lab Bench +9% Read 4%, Write 2%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 1%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment +2% User Rating -29%, Market Share -192%, Price 146%, Value 84%Nice To Haves +12% DQ Read 11%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed 12%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -3%, ADQ Mixed 6%, Age 77%, AS-SSD Total 7%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 96.8% (160^th of 959)

Based on 7,496 user benchmarks. Models: ADATA SU800, ADAT SU800

Poor: 54%Average: 96.8% Great: 123%

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Excellent average bench

The Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB averaged just 3.1% 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 215MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.8MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB is 68.5%. 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 336MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 376MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,496 samples)

Rank 16096.8%

Min	Avg	Max
363	Read 470	516
137	Write 399	474
120	Mixed 376	452
73.6	SusWrite 336	466
88.8% 395 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.6	4K Read 30.8	40.3
24.7	4K Write 85.1	123
21.7	4K Mixed 42.8	57.5
146% 52.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.7	DQ Read 262	387
45	DQ Write 277	357
46.3	DQ Mixed 215	282
177% 251 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 29 mins ago.

58GB free

Firmware: R0427AC

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 456 462 466 465 222 MB/s

125% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 402

SusWrite 418

100% 442 MB/s

4K Read 44.7

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 59.3

215% 79.3 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 259

203% 276 MB/s

FRA-User, 38 mins ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 463 465 467 468 466 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 453

SusWrite 464

106% 473 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 54.3

186% 66 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 281

234% 338 MB/s

USA-User, 59 mins ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 463 462 474 472 476 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 434

SusWrite 459

106% 469 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 82.9

4K Mixed 41.8

142% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 243

198% 276 MB/s

DEU-User, 36 mins ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0801A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 104 74 63 63 60 MB/s

61.2% Good

Write 74

Mixed 82

SusWrite 93

40% 187 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 32.9

4K Mixed 24.9

97% 29.7 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 24.7

DQ Mixed 252

155% 176 MB/s

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Typical Ultimate SU800 256GB Builds (Compare 18,700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $155Bench 81%, 112,439 samples	7,261x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $180Bench 85%, 63,009 samples	3,007x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $162Bench 86%, 32,560 samples	2,555x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $249Bench 71%, 342,933 samples	3,366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 39%, 214,556 samples	1,831x
GTX 1070Nvidia $345Bench 98%, 364,502 samples	1,688x

SSD
Ultimate SU800 256GBAdata $48Bench 97%, 7,496 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $148Bench 86%, 98,856 samples	1,786x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $145Bench 91%, 51,166 samples	573x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $150Bench 91%, 27,857 samples	481x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

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

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

22 days ago.

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

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Excellent

3 months ago.

Really good SSD for the money

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $370	Nvidia GTX 1070 $345	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $155	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $249	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $98
Intel Core i7-7700K $350	AMD RX 480 $280	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $869	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $42
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $148	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $145	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (160^th of 959)

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

Strengths

Poor consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

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Adata ASU800SS-256GT-C

Ultimate SU800 256GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (160th of 959)

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

Strengths

Poor consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

Prices

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

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Average Bench: 96.8% (160^th of 959)