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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

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Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Flash Memory: Micron 3D TLC. Release date: Q2 2016.

Effective Speed 
+113%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 105,059 user samples
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22 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 233% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 138% 113GB free (System drive)
Poor: 138% Great: 233%
SPEED RANK: 120th / 1074
105,037 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 125GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 296GB free (System drive)
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 395th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		183 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+113% 		85.8 %
Average Score 
+114%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		1381 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+248% 		397 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1020 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+152% 		404 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		38.9 MB/s Much faster random read.
+60% 		24.3 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		105 MB/s Faster random write.
+21% 		86.5 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		761 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+121% 		345 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		43 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+22% 		35.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		793 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+173% 		290 MB/s
Peak Score 
+173%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		1853 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+325% 		436 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		1241 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+157% 		482 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		55.1 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+95% 		28.2 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		186 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+59% 		117 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		1350 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+247% 		389 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		68.6 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+62% 		42.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		1224 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+265% 		335 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.04 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 54 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Nice To Haves 
+92%
Age
Newest 		90+ Months Slightly more recent.
+6% 		96 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1233 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+251% 		351 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		391 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+20% 		327 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		2,908 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+154% 		1,143 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		578 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+75% 		330 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		791 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+163% 		301 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		301 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+11% 		272 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		418 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+53% 		274 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 525GB
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