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▲ 566,203 ▼

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

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▲ 5420,555 ▼

Controller: Samsung 3-core MDX. Flash Memory: Samsung 21nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2012.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 124% 397GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 267GB free (System drive)
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
SPEED RANK: 249th / 1071
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Best Bench: 116% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 68% 11GB free (System drive)
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
SPEED RANK: 279th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		102 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		95 %
Average Score 
+9%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		465 MB/s +1% 459 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		408 MB/s Faster write speed.
+11% 		367 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		33.1 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+7% 		31 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86.9 MB/s +2% 85.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		349 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+15% 		303 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		43.7 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+11% 		39.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		364 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+17% 		312 MB/s
Peak Score 
+8%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		515 MB/s +1% 510 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		486 MB/s +1% 480 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		42.7 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+18% 		36.1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		122 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+7% 		114 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		399 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+8% 		368 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		57.4 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+21% 		47.6 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		487 MB/s +2% 477 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+19%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.07 % Higher market share.
+17% 		0.06 %
Value
Value For Money 		12.9 % Much better value.
+67% 		7.72 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % +4% 54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$210 $190 Slightly cheaper.
+10%
Nice To Haves 
+30%
Age
Newest 		117 Months More recent.
+15% 		138 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		388 MB/s +1% 385 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		360 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+8% 		334 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,274 Pts +4% 1,221 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		365 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+107% 		176 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		337 MB/s 346 MB/s +3%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		279 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+6% 		262 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		295 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+101% 		147 MB/s
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Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 256GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 102%
Average Bench 95%
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