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+26%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 80,078 user samples
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42,924 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% 112GB free
Worst Bench: 42% 5GB free (System drive)
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 680th / 1072
37,154 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% 104GB free
Worst Bench: 34% 53GB free
Poor: 34% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 855th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		69.3 % Faster effective speed.
+26% 		55 %
Average Score 
+34%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		395 MB/s 463 MB/s Faster read speed.
+17%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		268 MB/s 373 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+39%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		31.2 MB/s Faster random read.
+14% 		27.3 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		73.2 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+126% 		32.4 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		281 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+45% 		194 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		28.8 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+118% 		13.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		106 MB/s 114 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+8%
Peak Score 
+5%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		488 MB/s 510 MB/s +5%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		408 MB/s 443 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+9%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		40.2 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+9% 		36.8 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		96.6 MB/s 108 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+12%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		361 MB/s 422 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+17%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		38.7 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+29% 		30 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		177 MB/s 234 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+32%
Value & Sentiment 
+14%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		14.6 % 17 % Better value.
+16%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$25 $15 Much cheaper.
+40%
Nice To Haves 
+132%
Age
Newest 		91+ Months 67+ Months More recent.
+26%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		268 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+37% 		196 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		325 MB/s 340 MB/s +5%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1014 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+9% 		933 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		197 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+321% 		46.8 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		209 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+29% 		162 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		241 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+8% 		223 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		146 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+681% 		18.7 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 69.3%
Average Bench 55%
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