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M.2 VPR100 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 158% (145th of 1072)

Based on 268 user benchmarks.  Model: Viper M.2 VPR100
Poor: 98%Average: 158% Great: 203%

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Outstanding average bench

The Viper M.2 VPR100 256GB averaged 58.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Viper M.2 VPR100 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 543MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 706MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Viper M.2 VPR100 256GB is 105%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Viper M.2 VPR100 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 338MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 268 samples)
Rank 145158%
Min Avg Max
551 Read 1,072 1,420
470 Write 870 1,094
315 Mixed 852 1,102
208 SusWrite 338 538
175% 783 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24 4K Read 41.3 53.1
70.9 4K Write 138 207
30.6 4K Mixed 57.4 79.9
209% 79.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
373 DQ Read 665 799
268 DQ Write 706 1,076
240 DQ Mixed 543 791
448% 638 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 273 275 277 277 276 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 1,407
Write 1165
Mixed 1,106
SusWrite 387
227% 1,016 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 76.9
276% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 806
DQ Write 1,093
DQ Mixed 794
643% 898 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 271 263 267 274 264 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,112
Write 1,082
Mixed 997
SusWrite 268
194% 865 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 69.6
231% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 718
DQ Write 460
DQ Mixed 291
297% 489 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 265 276 260 250 228 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 710
Write 547
Mixed 349
SusWrite 262
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 60
195% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 668
DQ Write 468
DQ Mixed 263
279% 466 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 268 257 228 273 203 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 1205
Write 1,082
Mixed 775
SusWrite 250
185% 828 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 49.5
147% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 584
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 290
252% 383 MB/s
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Typical M.2 VPR100 256GB Builds (Compare 2,990 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: MSI A320M-A PRO MAX (MS-7C52)

CPU
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples437x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples322x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples301x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples221x
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 115,953 samples199x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples164x
SSD
M.2 VPR100 256GBViperBench 158%, 268 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples84x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples66x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $275

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