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

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 237,254 user samples
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237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 231st / 1074
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Best Bench: 113% 117GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 81% 71GB free (System drive)
Poor: 81% Great: 113%
SPEED RANK: 247th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		106 % +4% 102 %
Average Score 
+4%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		451 MB/s 495 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+10%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		425 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+8% 		393 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		34.4 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+9% 		31.7 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		85.2 MB/s 85.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		401 MB/s +0% 400 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		47.2 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+8% 		43.9 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		400 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+13% 		355 MB/s
Peak Score 
+10%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s +0% 513 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		474 MB/s +3% 460 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		43.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+15% 		37.9 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		116 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+28% 		90.4 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		449 MB/s +0% 448 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		59.3 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+15% 		51.4 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		467 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+8% 		432 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+18%
Market Share
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		59 % More popular.
+18% 		50 %
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		76+ Months 53+ Months Much more recent.
+30%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		390 MB/s +2% 384 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		364 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+8% 		336 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,275 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+6% 		1,198 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		298 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+6% 		280 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		350 MB/s +4% 337 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		308 MB/s 308 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		240 MB/s 255 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+6%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		500GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 106%
Average Bench 102%
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Probably the best SATA III SSD you can buy for 60 US Dollar. Offered excellent performance (albeit it won't match any NVMe ones!) and suitable amount of capacity for that price. Overall a reliable all around SSD for nearly every computers unless if the computer has no support for SATA which means your computer is too old! [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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