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Gaming PG256X 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 69.8% (673rd of 1072)

Based on 1,192 user benchmarks.  Model: Pichau Gaming PG256X
Poor: 39%Average: 69.8% Great: 105%

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Above average average bench

The Pichau Gaming PG256X 256GB averaged 30.1% 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 126MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pichau Gaming PG256X 256GB is 65.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Pichau Gaming PG256X 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 223MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,192 samples)
Rank 67369.8%
Min Avg Max
299 Read 405 490
122 Write 318 472
141 Mixed 296 447
91.8 SusWrite 223 399
69.6% 311 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 27 39.9
8.26 4K Write 64.4 107
10.8 4K Mixed 26.6 45.8
109% 39.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
52.4 DQ Read 151 309
8.53 DQ Write 175 307
17.5 DQ Mixed 126 289
105% 151 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN09610
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 416 228 249 247 234 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 485
Mixed 449
SusWrite 308
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 44.2
164% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 257
191% 248 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN08435
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 187 181 183 183 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 315
Write 201
Mixed 199
SusWrite 187
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 26.5
119% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 123
101% 142 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: SN08435
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 196 193 186 155 188 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 318
Write 209
Mixed 188
SusWrite 186
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 27.5
114% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 125
103% 144 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 158 198 223 230 230 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 435
Write 286
Mixed 303
SusWrite 212
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 17.3
85% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 25.1
71% 150 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN08435
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 189 190 187 183 186 MB/s
63.4% Good
Read 317
Write 199
Mixed 201
SusWrite 183
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 27
107% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 126
103% 144 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.2.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 76 68 75 60 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 399
Write 254
Mixed 261
SusWrite 82.6
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 27.5
111% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 89
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 36.4
50% 89.2 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 242 215 159 144 152 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 411
Write 256
Mixed 254
SusWrite 192
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 11.4
47% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 52.2
DQ Write 8.8
DQ Mixed 19.2
17% 26.7 MB/s
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CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical Gaming PG256X 256GB Builds (Compare 4,542 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H410M-E

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,314x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples880x
Core i5-10400Intel  $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples633x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples398x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples360x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples333x
SSD
Gaming PG256X 256GBPichauBench 70%, 1,192 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples157x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples83x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $173

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