Average Bench: 58.6% (816th of 1072)

Based on 106 user benchmarks.  Model: VMware Virtual disk
Poor: 32%Average: 58.6% Great: 87%

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Average average bench

The Vmware Virtual disk 268GB averaged 41.3% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 167MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 455MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Vmware Virtual disk 268GB is 54.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Vmware Virtual disk 268GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 24.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 106 samples)
Min Avg Max
293 Read 455 597
77.3 Write 287 484
173 Mixed 352 527
22.3 SusWrite 157 307
69.7% 312 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.7 4K Read 20.6 35.6
8.4 4K Write 24.3 65.9
8.34 4K Mixed 18.9 40.5
68.3% 21.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.1 DQ Read 221 406
17.8 DQ Write 174 336
14.3 DQ Mixed 167 369
133% 187 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 153 148 151 149 MB/s
Read 391
Write 224
Mixed 360
SusWrite 151
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 10.7
37% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 255
206% 294 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 83 85 89 90 89 MB/s
Read 477
Write 254
Mixed 335
SusWrite 89
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 11.2
60% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 75.6
DQ Mixed 102
87% 132 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,776,551 SSDs tested

Typical Virtual disk 268GB Builds (Compare 24,284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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