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SX8100NP 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 179% (123rd of 1072)

Based on 1,828 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA SX8100NP
Poor: 75%Average: 179% Great: 274%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata SX8100NP 256GB averaged 79.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata SX8100NP 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 551MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,635MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SX8100NP 256GB is 199%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata SX8100NP 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 400MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 109MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,828 samples)
Rank 123179%
Min Avg Max
157 Read 1,635 2,574
297 Write 859 1,294
196 Mixed 825 1,225
91.6 SusWrite 400 1,003
205% 930 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.78 4K Read 42.9 62.5
45.7 4K Write 109 194
14.1 4K Mixed 58.5 85.9
198% 70.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
309 DQ Read 667 744
194 DQ Write 592 959
145 DQ Mixed 551 832
434% 603 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 995 1158 787 112 145 190 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 2,469
Write 1,300
Mixed 1,190
SusWrite 564
305% 1,381 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 64.8
214% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 741
DQ Write 796
DQ Mixed 829
607% 789 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 665 596 310 233 255 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 2,351
Write 1,258
Mixed 1,266
SusWrite 484
296% 1,340 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 58.2
194% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 702
DQ Write 564
DQ Mixed 656
485% 641 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 285 307 205 198 164 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 2,149
Write 1,291
Mixed 1,154
SusWrite 319
272% 1,229 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 64.8
211% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 696
DQ Mixed 771
564% 736 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 88 43 138 128 101 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 2,010
Write 380
Mixed 309
SusWrite 141
152% 710 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 68.2
173% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 260
262% 434 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D65
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 327 216 35 91 126 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,667
Write 508
Mixed 962
SusWrite 211
184% 837 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 41.4
144% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 641
DQ Mixed 635
478% 636 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 10 109 123 125 127 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 88.3
Write 769
Mixed 682
SusWrite 144
97% 421 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 75.5
261% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 524
377% 499 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 10 49 74 73 58 MB/s
98.6% Outstanding
Read 379
Write 416
Mixed 156
SusWrite 86.4
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 77.1
165% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 226
240% 410 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 11 117 124 83 54 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 645
Mixed 582
SusWrite 116
86% 374 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 57.6
191% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 409
323% 462 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 25 28 90 119 110 MB/s
84.8% Excellent
Read 567
Write 147
Mixed 243
SusWrite 110
58% 267 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 44.3
111% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 624
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 187
202% 348 MB/s
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Gaming 149%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 149%
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Motherboard: MSI Z590 PRO WIFI (MS-7D09)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel  $250Bench 101%, 65,651 samples1,354x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples755x
Core i9-11900KIntel  $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples573x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples877x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples625x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples599x
SSD
SX8100NP 256GBAdataBench 179%, 1,828 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples194x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples184x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples158x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $713

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