Average Bench: 162% (141st of 1072)

Based on 812 user benchmarks.  Model: SSDPR-PX500-256-80

Outstanding average bench

The SSDPR-PX500-256-80 256GB averaged 62.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSDPR-PX500-256-80 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 251MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,579MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSDPR-PX500-256-80 256GB is 136%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSDPR-PX500-256-80 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 430MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 812 samples)
Min Avg Max
657 Read 1,579 2,154
85.6 Write 849 1,167
50.1 Mixed 746 1,068
100 SusWrite 430 980
199% 901 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.2 4K Read 50.2 57.3
13.1 4K Write 112 187
3.3 4K Mixed 28.8 45.4
172% 63.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
186 DQ Read 474 773
87.3 DQ Write 576 912
28.1 DQ Mixed 251 490
265% 434 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
122GB free
Firmware: T1202A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1085 1080 1111 597 133 143 MB/s
Read 2,043
Write 1,149
Mixed 1,073
SusWrite 692
275% 1,239 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 32.6
222% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 704
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 478
461% 717 MB/s
168GB free
Firmware: V1.0.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1219 1216 1228 616 299 298 MB/s
Read 1,876
Write 1,204
Mixed 987
SusWrite 813
271% 1,220 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 41.5
204% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 63.3
181% 375 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1202A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 1075 1100 1040 1024 969 MB/s
Read 1,162
Write 957
Mixed 836
SusWrite 1,038
224% 998 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 29.1
166% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 671
DQ Write 693
DQ Mixed 484
418% 616 MB/s
218GB free
Firmware: T1223A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 784 791 796 799 797 MB/s
Read 1,559
Write 777
Mixed 785
SusWrite 792
217% 978 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 24
188% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 743
DQ Mixed 291
292% 454 MB/s
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1223A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 49 178 256 125 216 MB/s
Read 2,130
Write 33.8
Mixed 34
SusWrite 169
124% 592 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.2
86% 19 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1223A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 247 146 72 73 60 MB/s
Read 1,581
Write 779
Mixed 491
SusWrite 129
163% 745 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 15.1
100% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 37.4
85% 180 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.0.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 245 225 214 214 218 MB/s
Read 779
Write 459
Mixed 373
SusWrite 239
102% 462 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 8.5
39% 12 MB/s
DQ Read 81.2
DQ Write 16.9
DQ Mixed 19.5
22% 39.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,663,775 SSDs tested

Typical SSDPR-PX500-256-80 256GB Builds (Compare 7,905 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI H510M-A PRO (MS-7D22)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $369

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