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2.5" SATA3-256GB SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 69.1% (684th of 1072)

Based on 69 user benchmarks.  Model: 980Plus 2.5" SATA3-256GB SSD
Poor: 32%Average: 69.1% Great: 98%

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Above average average bench

The 980plus 2.5" SATA3-256GB SSD 256GB averaged 30.9% 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 Write Speed 71.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.1MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 980plus 2.5" SATA3-256GB SSD 256GB is 66%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 980plus 2.5" SATA3-256GB SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 31MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 126MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)
Rank 68469.1%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 437 515
174 Write 352 425
18 Mixed 283 408
39.2 SusWrite 237 418
73.2% 327 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.45 4K Read 24.1 35.2
10.3 4K Write 71.3 121
0.3 4K Mixed 19.5 33.5
99.1% 38.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 DQ Read 126 216
14.8 DQ Write 232 332
0.4 DQ Mixed 31 53
65.5% 130 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
106GB free
Firmware: T070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 401 406 405 416 263 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 425
Mixed 411
SusWrite 384
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 30.5
128% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 50.9
97% 188 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 48 46 48 51 63 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 429
Write 360
Mixed 364
SusWrite 76.8
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 24.2
98% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 50.5
91% 176 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 65 31 27 23 36 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 470
Write 159
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 42.3
40% 185 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 20.4
87% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 70.1
DQ Mixed 2.1
35% 86 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 40 41 38 41 22 MB/s
48.2% Average
Read 388
Write 384
Mixed 203
SusWrite 52.2
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 1
93% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 67.6
DQ Mixed 1.2
27% 66.4 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 243 15 7.9 7.6 219 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 362
Write 307
Mixed 271
SusWrite 83.5
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 16.1
66% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 78.8
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 0.7
30% 70.2 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples751x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples508x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples385x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples151x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples145x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples123x
SSD
2.5" SATA3-256GB SSD 256GB980plusBench 69%, 69 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples58x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples55x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $292

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