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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 60.6% (798th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: 3 25 6GB SSD
Poor: 38%Average: 60.6% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The 3 25 6GB SSD averaged 39.4% 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 26.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 3 25 6GB SSD is 45.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 3 25 6GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 176MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 79860.6%
Min Avg Max
312 Read 388 518
44 Write 236 403
24.8 Mixed 260 388
22.1 SusWrite 176 397
59% 265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 4K Read 26.2 30.4
15.2 4K Write 58.4 98.2
0.4 4K Mixed 19 29.2
95% 34.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
77.3 DQ Read 142 199
12.2 DQ Write 132 262
0.2 DQ Mixed 36.6 99.2
55.1% 104 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S123
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 137 58 26 36 29 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 454
Write 118
Mixed 363
SusWrite 96.8
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 27
116% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 41.5
57% 103 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 318 335 336 345 337 MB/s
61.6% Good
Read 381
Write 346
Mixed 304
SusWrite 334
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 12.2
71% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 19.3
42% 86 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 219 252 202 235 235 MB/s
52.7% Above average
Read 326
Write 254
Mixed 240
SusWrite 223
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 42.2
4K Mixed 7.7
67% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 16.3
51% 111 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 4.5 14 19 37 13 MB/s
38% Below average
Read 509
Write 387
Mixed 353
SusWrite 45
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 0.4
48% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 77.3
DQ Write 19.7
DQ Mixed 0.4
13% 32.5 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S123
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 18 19 19 18 MB/s
37.9% Below average
Read 312
Write 44
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 22.1
21% 101 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 1
77% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 23.8
DQ Mixed 0.2
20% 52.4 MB/s
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Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X58

CPU
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples605x
Core i7 960Intel  $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples292x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 75%, 8,072 samples88x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples116x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples89x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples80x
SSD
25 6GB SSD3Bench 61%, 20 samples1x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples310x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples253x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples185x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $300

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