2242-256 256GB

2242-256 256GB
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -89%Read 66%, Write 77%, 4K Read 16%, 4K Write -186%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -474%, SusWrite -94%Peak Score -125%Read 52%, Write 49%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write -256%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -619%, SusWrite -109%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -173%DQ Read 0%, DQ Write 11%, DQ Mixed -644%, ADQ Read 12%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -864%, Age 93%, AS-SSD Total 2%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 78.7% (507^th of 1072)

Based on 2 user benchmarks. Model: P300 2242-256

Poor: 75%Average: 78.7% Great: 83%

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Good average bench

The P300 2242-256 256GB averaged 21.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the P300 2242-256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.8MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 718MB/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 Random Mixed IO Speed 7.85MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2 samples)

Rank 50778.7%

Min	Avg	Max
749	Read 761	772
712	Write 718	724
152	Mixed 285	418
122	SusWrite 153	185
106% 479 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
33.4	4K Read 39.8	46.3
26.7	4K Write 30.6	34.4
7.6	4K Mixed 7.85	8.1
86.6% 26.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
367	DQ Read 367	368
207	DQ Write 303	399
9.4	DQ Mixed 27	44.5
104% 232 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FIN-User, 3 years ago.

149GB free

Firmware: R0705B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 113 90 101 112 114 MB/s

82.6% Excellent

Write 712

Mixed 152

SusWrite 122

97% 440 MB/s

4K Read 46.3

4K Write 34.4

4K Mixed 8.1

99% 29.6 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 399

DQ Mixed 9.4

110% 259 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 years ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0705B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 313 115 115 115 115 MB/s

74.8% Very good

Write 724

Mixed 418

SusWrite 185

116% 519 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 26.7

4K Mixed 7.6

74% 22.6 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 207

DQ Mixed 44.5

98% 206 MB/s

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Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples	1,019x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	959x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples	906x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	487x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	460x

SSD
2242-256 256GBP300Bench 79%, 2 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,368x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	489x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	354x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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P300

2242-256 256GB

Average Bench: 78.7% (507^th of 1072)

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2242-256 256GB

Average Bench: 78.7% (507th of 1072)

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