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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

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

Effective Speed 
+77%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 237,362 user samples
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Best Bench: 275% 401GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 102% 306GB free (System drive)
Poor: 102% Great: 275%
SPEED RANK: 119th / 1079
237,241 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 125% 254GB free
Worst Bench: 78% 378GB free (System drive)
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
SPEED RANK: 237th / 1079
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		188 % Much faster effective speed.
+77% 		106 %
Average Score 
+90%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		1466 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+225% 		451 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1159 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+173% 		425 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		43.3 MB/s Faster random read.
+26% 		34.4 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		133 MB/s Much faster random write.
+56% 		85.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		882 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+120% 		401 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		29.2 MB/s 47.2 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+62%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		774 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+94% 		400 MB/s
Peak Score 
+145%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		1938 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+277% 		514 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		1593 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+236% 		474 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		57 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+31% 		43.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		228 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+97% 		116 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		1165 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+159% 		449 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		48.7 MB/s 59.3 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+22%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		1567 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+236% 		467 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.51 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 59 % More popular.
+18%
Nice To Haves 
+121%
Age
Newest 		55+ Months More recent.
+29% 		77+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		957 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+145% 		390 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1053 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+189% 		364 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		3,263 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+156% 		1,275 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		652 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+119% 		298 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		744 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+113% 		350 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		712 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+131% 		308 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		453 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+89% 		240 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 500GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 188%
Average Bench 106%
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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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