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▲ 501 ▼

Controller: Marvell 9175. Flash Memory: SanDisk 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

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▲ 5172 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 14,562 user samples
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304 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% 238GB free
Worst Bench: 53% 15GB free (System drive)
Poor: 53% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 617th / 1074
14,258 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% 60GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 54% 72GB free (System drive)
Poor: 54% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 642nd / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		72.9 % +2% 71.5 %
Average Score 
+12%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		411 MB/s Faster read speed.
+22% 		337 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		329 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+65% 		199 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		23.2 MB/s 28.9 MB/s Faster random read.
+25%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		59.4 MB/s 72.9 MB/s Faster random write.
+23%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		242 MB/s +5% 231 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		22 MB/s 33.2 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+51%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		292 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+87% 		156 MB/s
Peak Score 
+23%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		466 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+20% 		387 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		421 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+80% 		234 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		31.4 MB/s 38.6 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+23%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		97 MB/s 113 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+16%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		375 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+48% 		253 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		33.4 MB/s 43.7 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+31%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		404 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+83% 		221 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		7.07 % Better value.
+21% 		5.85 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 51 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$150 $132 Cheaper.
+12%
Nice To Haves 
+30%
Age
Newest 		119+ Months +5% 125+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		322 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+7% 		300 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		211 MB/s 219 MB/s +4%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		964 Pts +3% 933 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		125 MB/s 236 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+89%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		237 MB/s 269 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+14%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		178 MB/s 191 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+7%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		82.6 MB/s 199 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+141%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		256GB 180GB
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