Usb3.1

Type-c 256GB

Type-c 256GB
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Effective Speed -62%Effective Speed -62%Average Score -60%Read -39%, Write -46%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -143%, Mixed -48%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite -21%Peak Score -59%Read -38%, Write -46%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -214%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -121%DQ Read -132%, DQ Write -140%, DQ Mixed -128%, ADQ Read -163%, ADQ Write -147%, ADQ Mixed -229%, Age 87%, AS-SSD Total -111%

Average Bench: 60.7% (796^th of 1072)

Based on 5 user benchmarks. Model: USB3.1 Type-c

Poor: 53%Average: 60.7% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The Usb3.1 Type-c 256GB averaged 39.2% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 79MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.3MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 124MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 117MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)

Rank 79660.7%

Min	Avg	Max
268	Read 329	368
216	Write 278	332
166	Mixed 242	322
191	SusWrite 245	329
61.5% 274 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.8	4K Read 23.3	38.4
29.5	4K Write 36.1	38.9
15.3	4K Mixed 25.8	38
87.5% 28.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
84.7	DQ Read 124	158
83.8	DQ Write 117	149
26.8	DQ Mixed 79	145
70.8% 107 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 207 213 220 218 218 MB/s

61% Good

Write 264

Mixed 215

SusWrite 214

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 38.9

4K Mixed 26.4

88% 29.1 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 110

90% 126 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 years ago.

97GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 200 177 174 196 195 MB/s

60.2% Good

Write 364

Mixed 263

SusWrite 194

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 28.3

96% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 82.6

DQ Write 80.5

DQ Mixed 79.4

60% 80.8 MB/s

IND-User, 20 months ago.

217GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 367 333 328 287 324 MB/s

58.9% Above average

Write 332

Mixed 286

SusWrite 329

69% 304 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 29.5

4K Mixed 22.4

69% 22.7 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 132

DQ Mixed 145

108% 144 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 years ago.

193GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 200 182 198 182 MB/s

56.8% Above average

Write 216

Mixed 224

SusWrite 191

53% 238 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 37.2

4K Mixed 26.9

92% 29.7 MB/s

DQ Read 84.7

DQ Write 83.8

DQ Mixed 26.8

36% 65.1 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

187GB free

Firmware: 2210

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 239 241 236 227 222 MB/s

52.5% Above average

Write 244

Mixed 166

SusWrite 234

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 14.8

4K Write 36.2

4K Mixed 15.3

61% 22.1 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 114

DQ Mixed 38.2

49% 86.4 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Lenovo 10AM000UUS

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	4x
Quadro K620Nvidia $170Bench 11%, 16,214 samples	1x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
Type-c 256GBUsb3.1Bench 61%, 5 samples	1x

RAM
1600 CL9 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 1,306 samples	1x
M378B5773CH0-CK0 4x2GBSamsungBench 57%, 306 samples	1x
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	1x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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Usb3.1

Type-c 256GB

Average Bench: 60.7% (796^th of 1072)

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Usb3.1

Type-c 256GB

Average Bench: 60.7% (796th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 60.7% (796^th of 1072)