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

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Controller: Marvell 88SS9189. Flash Memory: Micron 16nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2015.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 122,524 user samples
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105,037 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 125GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 296GB free (System drive)
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 393rd / 1072
17,487 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 105% 466GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 101GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 105%
SPEED RANK: 438th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		85.8 % +3% 83.1 %
Average Score 
+5%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		397 MB/s +1% 393 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		404 MB/s Faster write speed.
+14% 		355 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		24.3 MB/s 25.9 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+7%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86.5 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+7% 		80.9 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		345 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+26% 		273 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		35.2 MB/s +1% 34.9 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		290 MB/s 309 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+7%
Peak Score 
+4%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		436 MB/s +0% 434 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		482 MB/s +3% 468 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		28.2 MB/s 30.3 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+7%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		117 MB/s 119 MB/s +2%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		389 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+18% 		331 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		42.3 MB/s 43.1 MB/s +2%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		335 MB/s 462 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+38%
Value & Sentiment 
+57%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+300% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		14.3 % 19.5 % Much better value.
+37%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % +4% 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 $90 Much cheaper.
+40%
Nice To Haves 
+39%
Age
Newest 		94 Months More recent.
+15% 		111 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		351 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+17% 		299 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		327 MB/s 360 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+10%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,143 Pts +4% 1,102 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		330 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+105% 		161 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		301 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+63% 		185 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		272 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+13% 		240 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		274 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+104% 		134 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		525GB 500GB
User Builds 
105,037
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