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▲ 501 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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▲ 505 ▼

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC NAND. Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Effective Speed 
+72%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 4,371 user samples
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1,770 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% 244GB free
Worst Bench: 49% 398GB free (System drive)
Poor: 49% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 781st / 1074
2,601 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 127% 1.5TB free
Worst Bench: 78% 587GB free
Poor: 78% Great: 127%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		61.9 % 106 % Much faster effective speed.
+72%
Average Score 
+97%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		408 MB/s 479 MB/s Faster read speed.
+17%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		247 MB/s 426 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+72%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		27.7 MB/s 32.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+19%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		19.6 MB/s 85.6 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+337%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		274 MB/s 379 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+38%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		23.1 MB/s 46.1 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+100%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		219 MB/s 421 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+92%
Peak Score 
+101%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		470 MB/s 517 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+10%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		311 MB/s 482 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+55%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		34.1 MB/s 41.5 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+22%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		23.8 MB/s 120 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+404%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		328 MB/s 428 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+30%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		28.1 MB/s 58.7 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+109%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		272 MB/s 479 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+76%
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		6.58 % 16 % Hugely better value.
+144%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 50 %
Price
Price (score) 		$249 Much cheaper.
+63% 		$668
Nice To Haves 
+108%
Age
Newest 		122+ Months 68+ Months Much more recent.
+44%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		234 MB/s 393 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+68%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		113 MB/s 370 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+227%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		650 Pts 1,286 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+98%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		152 MB/s 314 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+107%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		219 MB/s 331 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+51%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		99.1 MB/s 284 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+187%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		135 MB/s 245 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+81%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		480GB 2TB
User Builds 
1,770
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