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Effective Speed 
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Best Bench: 243% 37GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 131% 8GB free (System drive)
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
SPEED RANK: 100th / 1074
40,327 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 243% 37GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 131% 8GB free (System drive)
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
SPEED RANK: 100th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		199 % 199 %
Average Score 
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Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		1726 MB/s 1726 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		792 MB/s 792 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		48.9 MB/s 48.9 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		132 MB/s 132 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		630 MB/s 630 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		51.6 MB/s 51.6 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		636 MB/s 636 MB/s
Peak Score 
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Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		2085 MB/s 2085 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		927 MB/s 927 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		52.4 MB/s 52.4 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		188 MB/s 188 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		785 MB/s 785 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		61.2 MB/s 61.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		916 MB/s 916 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % 0.04 %
Value
Value For Money 		13.2 % 13.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$250 $250
Nice To Haves 
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Age
Newest 		102+ Months 102+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1094 MB/s 1094 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		330 MB/s 330 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		2,611 Pts 2,611 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		396 MB/s 396 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		966 MB/s 966 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		283 MB/s 283 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		360 MB/s 360 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 256GB
User Builds 
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