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▲ 52186 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

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▲ 58141 ▼

Controller: Samsung MKX. Memory: Samsung 128 layer TLC V-NAND. Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Effective Speed 
+48%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 107,867 user samples
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Best Bench: 99% 160GB free
Worst Bench: 33% 65GB free (System drive)
Poor: 33% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 669th / 1071
60,851 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 130% 466GB free
Worst Bench: 73% 294GB free (System drive)
Poor: 73% Great: 130%
SPEED RANK: 241st / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		70 % 104 % Much faster effective speed.
+48%
Average Score 
+41%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		410 MB/s 466 MB/s Faster read speed.
+14%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		314 MB/s 407 MB/s Faster write speed.
+30%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24.7 MB/s 36.4 MB/s Much faster random read.
+47%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		66.1 MB/s 81.9 MB/s Faster random write.
+24%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		272 MB/s 379 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+39%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		27.7 MB/s 46.7 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+69%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		216 MB/s 351 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+62%
Peak Score 
+20%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		484 MB/s 516 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+7%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		456 MB/s 492 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+8%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		38.3 MB/s 48.4 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+26%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		104 MB/s 122 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+17%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		423 MB/s 460 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+9%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		42 MB/s 65.4 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+56%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		395 MB/s 451 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+14%
Value & Sentiment 
+124%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.12 % 0.46 % Hugely higher market share.
+283%
Value
Value For Money 		11.5 % 33 % Hugely better value.
+187%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 58 % More popular.
+12%
Price
Price (score) 		$70 $60 Cheaper.
+13%
Nice To Haves 
+55%
Age
Newest 		78+ Months 38+ Months Much more recent.
+51%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		270 MB/s 389 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+44%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		321 MB/s 363 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+13%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,023 Pts 1,291 Pts Stronger server IO.
+26%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		306 MB/s 373 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+22%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		153 MB/s 352 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+130%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		195 MB/s 301 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+54%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		147 MB/s 295 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+101%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 70%
Average Bench 104%
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The advertised read and write speed is nowhere near the ACTUAL read and write speed. Luckily I got them on clearance at Fry's for $30, which is what they should be priced at. [Apr '19 woxozzPC]

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