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Controller: Marvell 88SS9187. Flash Memory: Micron Synchronous 20nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9175. Memory: SanDisk 19nm eX2 ABL MLC. Release date: Q1 2013.

Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 26,713 user samples
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9,168 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% 447GB free
Worst Bench: 59% 71GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 439th / 1071
17,545 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 168GB free
Worst Bench: 58% 238GB free
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 469th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		83 % +2% 81.4 %
Average Score 
+9%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		396 MB/s 438 MB/s Faster read speed.
+11%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		376 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+8% 		347 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		22.3 MB/s 26.5 MB/s Faster random read.
+19%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		78.5 MB/s Faster random write.
+10% 		71.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		321 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+65% 		194 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		31.1 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+6% 		29.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		306 MB/s +3% 297 MB/s
Peak Score 
+2%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		432 MB/s 484 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+12%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		417 MB/s 437 MB/s +5%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		26.3 MB/s 32.2 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+22%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		115 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+11% 		104 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		347 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+43% 		242 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		38.2 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+6% 		36 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		415 MB/s 440 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+6%
Value & Sentiment 
+43%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		20 % Hugely better value.
+139% 		8.37 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score) 		$84 Much cheaper.
+40% 		$139
Nice To Haves 
+29%
Age
Newest 		123+ Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		135 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		340 MB/s +4% 326 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		336 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+56% 		216 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,119 Pts Stronger server IO.
+13% 		987 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		189 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+48% 		128 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		305 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+6% 		287 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		283 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+50% 		189 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		172 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+48% 		116 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83%
Average Bench 81.4%
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