HX256GSSDSATA3 256GB

HX256GSSDSATA3 256GB
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -64%Read -9%, Write -41%, 4K Read -60%, 4K Write -58%, Mixed -48%, 4K Mixed -192%, SusWrite -42%Peak Score -25%Read -2%, Write -17%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -78%, SusWrite -0%Value & Sentiment -862%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,711%Nice To Haves -83%DQ Read -112%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -50%, ADQ Read -147%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -373%, Age 100%, AS-SSD Total -44%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 61.2% (790^th of 1072)

Based on 917 user benchmarks. Model: HX256GSSDSATA3

Poor: 34%Average: 61.2% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The HX256GSSDSATA3 256GB averaged 38.7% 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 Write Speed 222MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HX256GSSDSATA3 256GB is 52.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HX256GSSDSATA3 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 209MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 132MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 917 samples)

Rank 79061.2%

Min	Avg	Max
317	Read 419	496
53.3	Write 287	413
22.9	Mixed 243	376
21.7	SusWrite 209	386
64.5% 289 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 21.4	30.3
12.6	4K Write 55.6	101
0.69	4K Mixed 15.4	32.7
81.6% 30.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
68.1	DQ Read 132	173
16	DQ Write 222	331
0.84	DQ Mixed 55	221
76.1% 136 MB/s

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

GBR-User, 21 days ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 666

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 274 63 36 42 27 MB/s

69.9% Good

Write 320

Mixed 327

SusWrite 132

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 90.1

4K Mixed 23.8

111% 45.2 MB/s

DQ Read 160

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 39.5

80% 158 MB/s

GBR-User, 14 days ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200918

SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 354 355 355 366 361 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 356

Mixed 331

SusWrite 358

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 43.7

4K Mixed 9.8

69% 25.2 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 14

63% 136 MB/s

GBR-User, 12 days ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0303B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 325 20 139 87 18 MB/s

65.1% Good

Write 383

Mixed 387

SusWrite 107

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 70.7

4K Mixed 19.8

103% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 30.6

82% 169 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,913x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,535x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,607x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,186x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
HX256GSSDSATA3 256GBBench 61%, 917 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

HX256GSSDSATA3 256GB

Average Bench: 61.2% (790^th of 1072)

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