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256GB SSD 256GB

256GB SSD 256GB
BENCHMARKS (1,638)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -58%Effective Speed -58%Average Score -59%Read -7%, Write -22%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -53%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -222%, SusWrite -43%Peak Score -18%Read -2%, Write -11%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -89%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -145%DQ Read -80%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -178%, ADQ Read -133%, ADQ Write -34%, ADQ Mixed -779%, Age 85%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 62.4% (774^th of 1072)

Based on 1,638 user benchmarks. Model: 3 256GB SSD

Poor: 29%Average: 62.4% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The 3 256GB SSD 256GB averaged 37.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 215MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 3 256GB SSD 256GB is 60.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 3 256GB SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.6MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 208MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,638 samples)

Rank 77462.4%

Min	Avg	Max
306	Read 426	498
88.5	Write 332	438
22.2	Mixed 276	391
29.2	SusWrite 208	413
69.3% 310 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.9	4K Read 25.3	38.9
8.61	4K Write 57.4	108
0.4	4K Mixed 14	30.8
86.6% 32.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
65.4	DQ Read 140	204
17.5	DQ Write 215	328
0.5	DQ Mixed 29.6	119
63.8% 128 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 17 days ago.

204GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0220A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 293 374 373 375 359 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 385

Mixed 391

SusWrite 345

89% 397 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 66.9

4K Mixed 27.1

125% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 179

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 48.5

93% 182 MB/s

FRA-User, 8 days ago.

196GB free

Firmware: S1230A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 412 416 397 398 400 MB/s

78.2% Very good

Write 394

Mixed 352

SusWrite 408

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 49.4

4K Mixed 19.8

80% 29.4 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 42.8

87% 171 MB/s

BRA-User, 19 days ago.

144GB free

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 19 62 45 20 20 MB/s

70.1% Very good

Write 408

Mixed 339

SusWrite 69.7

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 94.7

4K Mixed 25.2

126% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 78.4

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 37

76% 147 MB/s

IND-User, 3 days ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 334 323 301 148 90 MB/s

57.4% Above average

Write 329

Mixed 284

SusWrite 252

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 22.4

76% 26.2 MB/s

DQ Read 61.7

DQ Write 169

DQ Mixed 107

84% 113 MB/s

ROU-User, 1 month ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3215A6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 340 348 346 325 110 MB/s

53.3% Above average

Write 343

Mixed 308

SusWrite 303

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 16

4K Write 33.1

4K Mixed 4.1

47% 17.7 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 7.6

40% 89.5 MB/s

TUR-User, 12 days ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0413A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 50 38 58 46 79 MB/s

39.9% Below average

Write 108

Mixed 81.6

SusWrite 55.9

40% 188 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 19

4K Mixed 1.4

40% 13.1 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 84.7

DQ Mixed 3.2

34% 81.6 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,981x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,003x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	990x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,016x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	715x

SSD
256GB SSD 256GB3Bench 62%, 1,638 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	610x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	587x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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256GB SSD 256GB

Average Bench: 62.4% (774^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 62.4% (774^th of 1072)