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▲ 52400 ▼

Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

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▲ 53726 ▼

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+16%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 51,231 user samples
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21,936 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% 978GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 796GB free (System drive)
Poor: 68% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 311th / 1072
29,295 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% 49GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 56% 168GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 511th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		91.4 % Faster effective speed.
+16% 		78.5 %
Average Score 
+42%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		396 MB/s 458 MB/s Faster read speed.
+16%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		420 MB/s Faster write speed.
+18% 		356 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24.2 MB/s 28.7 MB/s Faster random read.
+19%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+9% 		79 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		346 MB/s +1% 344 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		35.8 MB/s 39.7 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+11%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		377 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+313% 		91.3 MB/s
Peak Score 
+34%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		428 MB/s 506 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+18%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		478 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+5% 		454 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		28 MB/s 33.9 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+21%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		119 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+8% 		110 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		388 MB/s 404 MB/s +4%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		43.1 MB/s 49.1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+14%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		457 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+284% 		119 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+13%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
Value
Value For Money 		34.7 % Hugely better value.
+181% 		12.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$100 $74 Cheaper.
+26%
Nice To Haves 
+12%
Age
Newest 		94 Months Slightly more recent.
+9% 		103 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		367 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+8% 		340 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		327 MB/s 339 MB/s +4%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1167 Pts +2% 1,146 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		347 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+37% 		253 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		319 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+11% 		287 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		267 MB/s 270 MB/s +1%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		285 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+36% 		210 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		1TB 240GB
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