XS-256MTS7 256GB

XS-256MTS7 256GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -12%Read -8%, Write -16%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score +1% Read -4%, Write 2%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 23%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read -10%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed 1%, ADQ Read -29%, ADQ Write -23%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 100%, AS-SSD Total -9%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 86.1% (387^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: XS-256MTS7

Poor: 54%Average: 86.1% Great: 115%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The XS-256MTS7 256GB averaged just 13.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XS-256MTS7 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 243MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.4MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XS-256MTS7 256GB is 61.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the XS-256MTS7 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 307MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 38786.1%

Min	Avg	Max
244	Read 424	486
14.3	Write 350	494
23.9	Mixed 349	442
73.4	SusWrite 307	478
80.3% 357 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.2	4K Read 31.4	43.7
13.2	4K Write 71.5	117
13.8	4K Mixed 34.1	49.2
129% 45.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
93.1	DQ Read 253	333
13.2	DQ Write 235	312
25.5	DQ Mixed 243	336
183% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 8 months ago.

3TB free

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 377 439 293 324 275 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 265

Mixed 419

SusWrite 359

82% 364 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 91.6

4K Mixed 45.4

165% 58.4 MB/s

DQ Read 313

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 328

239% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 306 254 257 225 180 MB/s

88.8% Excellent

Write 454

Mixed 439

SusWrite 252

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 65.6

4K Mixed 35.1

133% 45.2 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 323

238% 314 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 392 395 416 329 251 MB/s

84.4% Excellent

Write 374

Mixed 431

SusWrite 345

92% 410 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 35.9

4K Mixed 29

113% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 97.8

DQ Mixed 171

136% 197 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 247 248 221 185 184 MB/s

84.1% Excellent

Write 436

Mixed 409

SusWrite 223

86% 384 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 61.2

4K Mixed 33.8

125% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 291

221% 297 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 376 396 414 380 259 MB/s

81.6% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 424

SusWrite 359

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 35.4

4K Mixed 26.4

104% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 96.5

DQ Mixed 158

129% 190 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 234 254 49 195 399 MB/s

65.6% Good

Write 311

Mixed 417

SusWrite 220

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 19.3

4K Mixed 20.6

84% 23.8 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 94.3

DQ Mixed 141

118% 175 MB/s

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Typical XS-256MTS7 256GB Builds (Compare 144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Veriton M6610G

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	54x
Core i7-2600Intel $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	38x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	21x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	22x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GeForce GT 740NvidiaBench 7%, 30,433 samples	6x

SSD
XS-256MTS7 256GBBench 86%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
HMT112U6BFR8C-H9 CT102464BA160B.C16 CT102464BA160B.C16 Unifosa HU564403EP0200 21GBHynixBench 44%, 5 samples	5x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 48%, 2,464 samples	4x
9905403-559.A00LF 4x8GBKingstonBench 53%, 480 samples	4x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $250

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

XS-256MTS7 256GB

Average Bench: 86.1% (387^th of 1072)

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Strengths

Poor consistency

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System: Acer Veriton M6610G

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XS-256MTS7 256GB

Average Bench: 86.1% (387th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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System: Acer Veriton M6610G

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Average Bench: 86.1% (387^th of 1072)