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

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Controller: Samsung Triple Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 40nm MLC V-NAND. Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 113,636 user samples
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Best Bench: 125% 1.5TB free
Worst Bench: 83% 1.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 83% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 223rd / 1071
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Best Bench: 124% 397GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 267GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		108 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6% 		102 %
Average Score 
+6%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		443 MB/s 465 MB/s +5%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		420 MB/s +3% 408 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		34.9 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+5% 		33.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		89.1 MB/s +3% 86.9 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		376 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+8% 		349 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		48.6 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+11% 		43.7 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		421 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+16% 		364 MB/s
Peak Score 
+0%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s 515 MB/s +0%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		472 MB/s 486 MB/s +3%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		43.8 MB/s +3% 42.7 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		119 MB/s 122 MB/s +3%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		412 MB/s +3% 399 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		61.2 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+7% 		57.4 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		471 MB/s 487 MB/s +3%
Value & Sentiment 
+103%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % Much higher market share.
+57% 		0.07 %
Value
Value For Money 		59.9 % Hugely better value.
+312% 		14.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		59 % Slightly more popular.
+5% 		56 %
Price
Price (score) 		$115 Much cheaper.
+36% 		$179
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		62+ Months Much more recent.
+40% 		104 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		389 MB/s +0% 388 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		366 MB/s +2% 360 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,278 Pts +0% 1,274 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		292 MB/s 365 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+25%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		334 MB/s 337 MB/s +1%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		294 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+5% 		279 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		222 MB/s 295 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+33%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		2TB 512GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 108%
Average Bench 102%
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