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QLC SATA SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 50.5% (886th of 1072)

Based on 940 user benchmarks.  Model: 256GB QLC SATA SSD
Poor: 25%Average: 50.5% Great: 91%

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Average average bench

The 256gb QLC SATA SSD 256GB averaged 49.4% 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 23MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 441MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 256gb QLC SATA SSD 256GB is 65.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 256gb QLC SATA SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 16.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 74.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 940 samples)
Rank 88650.5%
Min Avg Max
326 Read 441 501
132 Write 351 420
8.41 Mixed 213 373
33.9 SusWrite 140 411
63.6% 286 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.72 4K Read 23 31.1
4.51 4K Write 45.3 113
0.1 4K Mixed 9.52 26.8
71% 25.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.8 DQ Read 74.3 93.5
10 DQ Write 143 336
0.3 DQ Mixed 16.2 39.4
38.6% 78 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
237GB free
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 357 367 383 375 378 MB/s
80.9% Excellent
Read 460
Write 383
Mixed 311
SusWrite 356
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 23.8
108% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 75.4
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 35.7
71% 136 MB/s
150GB free
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 290 19 18 19 19 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 482
Write 398
Mixed 334
SusWrite 127
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 0.4
51% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 65.1
DQ Write 17.9
DQ Mixed 0.4
11% 27.8 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 105 6.8 3.1 1.8 82 MB/s
40.1% Average
Read 463
Write 368
Mixed 329
SusWrite 34.9
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 0.4
64% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 46.2
DQ Write 51.8
DQ Mixed 0.3
14% 32.8 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 14 59 11 19 14 MB/s
38.8% Below average
Read 354
Write 284
Mixed 298
SusWrite 38.4
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 65
DQ Write 11.3
DQ Mixed 0.3
10% 25.5 MB/s
152GB free
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 4.9 5 5.1 302 394 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 456
Write 377
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 119
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.1
38% 9.47 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 3.2 7.5 16 20 32 MB/s
35.5% Below average
Read 465
Write 308
Mixed 20.9
SusWrite 48.4
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 15.5
4K Mixed 0.4
44% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 82.7
DQ Write 15.9
DQ Mixed 0.5
13% 33 MB/s
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 4.9 10 32 14 5.6 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 490
Write 376
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 33.1
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 0.4
41% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 61
DQ Write 16.2
DQ Mixed 0.4
10% 25.9 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 168 52 6.1 8.5 10 MB/s
29.7% Poor
Read 474
Write 372
Mixed 11
SusWrite 42.3
49% 225 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 0.2
27% 7.9 MB/s
DQ Read 39.3
DQ Write 9.7
DQ Mixed 0.3
6% 16.4 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 59%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples3,923x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples3,540x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples1,609x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,190x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples933x
SSD
QLC SATA SSD 256GB256gbBench 51%, 940 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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