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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Effective Speed 
+49%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 240,335 user samples
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Best Bench: 91% 91GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 49% 52GB free (System drive)
Poor: 49% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 650th / 1074
237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 231st / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		71.3 % 106 % Much faster effective speed.
+49%
Average Score 
+44%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		393 MB/s 451 MB/s Faster read speed.
+15%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		358 MB/s 425 MB/s Faster write speed.
+19%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		18.8 MB/s 34.4 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+83%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		68.5 MB/s 85.2 MB/s Faster random write.
+24%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		320 MB/s 401 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+25%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		28.3 MB/s 47.2 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+67%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		225 MB/s 400 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+78%
Peak Score 
+28%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		466 MB/s 514 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+10%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		463 MB/s 474 MB/s +2%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		27.1 MB/s 43.6 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+61%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		106 MB/s 116 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+9%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		394 MB/s 449 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+14%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		39.3 MB/s 59.3 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+51%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		316 MB/s 467 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+48%
Value & Sentiment 
+1,184%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.49 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,350%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 59 % More popular.
+18%
Nice To Haves 
+23%
Age
Newest 		80+ Months 76+ Months +5%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		236 MB/s 390 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+65%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		323 MB/s 364 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+13%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		953 Pts 1,275 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+34%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		306 MB/s +3% 298 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		221 MB/s 350 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+58%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		256 MB/s 308 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+20%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		257 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+7% 		240 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 71.3%
Average Bench 106%
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