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▲ 52340 ▼

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2246EN. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

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▲ 5172 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 21,189 user samples
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6,931 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% 0GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 56% 112GB free
Poor: 56% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 551st / 1072
14,258 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% 60GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 54% 72GB free (System drive)
Poor: 54% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 640th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		76.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		71.5 %
Average Score 
+4%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		475 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+41% 		337 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		181 MB/s 199 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+10%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		26.3 MB/s 28.9 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+10%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		76.4 MB/s +5% 72.9 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		226 MB/s 231 MB/s +2%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		34.3 MB/s +3% 33.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		158 MB/s +1% 156 MB/s
Peak Score 
+6%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		515 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+33% 		387 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		188 MB/s 234 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+24%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		31 MB/s 38.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+25%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		110 MB/s 113 MB/s +3%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		246 MB/s 253 MB/s +3%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		42.6 MB/s 43.7 MB/s +3%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		185 MB/s 221 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+19%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.02 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		7.42 % Better value.
+27% 		5.85 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % +2% 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$70 Much cheaper.
+47% 		$132
Nice To Haves 
+15%
Age
Newest 		112 Months Slightly more recent.
+10% 		124+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		263 MB/s 300 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+14%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		188 MB/s 219 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+16%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		834 Pts 933 Pts Stronger server IO.
+12%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		174 MB/s 236 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+36%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		245 MB/s 269 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+10%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		171 MB/s 191 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+12%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		154 MB/s 199 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+29%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 180GB
User Builds 
6,931
14,258
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