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Effective Speed -708%Effective Speed -708%Average Score -808%Read -935%, Write -1,445%, 4K Read -261%, 4K Write -220%, Mixed -1,079%, 4K Mixed -535%, SusWrite -1,183%Peak Score -804%Read -1,079%, Write -1,342%, 4K Read -432%, 4K Write -241%, Mixed -1,050%, 4K Mixed -510%, SusWrite -976%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -733%DQ Read -641%, DQ Write -443%, DQ Mixed -837%, ADQ Read -1,011%, ADQ Write -397%, ADQ Mixed -1,760%, Age -187%, AS-SSD Total -588%

Average Bench: 67.5% (714^th of 1080)

Based on 45 user benchmarks. Model: DM F5 256GB

Poor: 34%Average: 67.5% Great: 94%

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Above average average bench

The DM F5 256GB averaged 32.5% 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 253MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 79.8MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the DM F5 256GB is 60%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the DM F5 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 246MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 154MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)

Rank 71467.5%

Min	Avg	Max
286	Read 405	503
9.7	Write 301	446
14.1	Mixed 274	406
46.7	SusWrite 246	425
68.6% 306 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.5	4K Read 24.7	36.1
7.3	4K Write 64.6	111
0.6	4K Mixed 17.4	35.9
93.9% 35.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	DQ Read 154	313
12.3	DQ Write 253	350
0.7	DQ Mixed 79.8	224
95.3% 162 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MNG-User, 10 months ago.

228GB free

Firmware: V1031A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 430 431 442 442 444 MB/s

99.7% Outstanding

Write 404

Mixed 405

SusWrite 439

97% 433 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 23.9

151% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 34.8

79% 158 MB/s

NPL-User, 18 months ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0529A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 401 411 408 410 409 MB/s

94.3% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 406

SusWrite 398

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 21

140% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 28.8

74% 150 MB/s

MNG-User, 12 months ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1031A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 360 360 272 181 105 MB/s

81.3% Excellent

Write 411

Mixed 375

SusWrite 259

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 93.2

4K Mixed 23

123% 48.5 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 36.3

89% 182 MB/s

MNG-User, 3 months ago.

102GB free

Firmware: SBFQE1A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 159 161 161 160 159 MB/s

66.6% Good

Write 251

Mixed 261

SusWrite 183

57% 253 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 62.1

4K Mixed 26.8

112% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 168

137% 190 MB/s

NPL-User, 13 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200326

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 54 155 69 5.1 32 MB/s

57.8% Above average

Write 183

Mixed 321

SusWrite 74.8

56% 254 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 63.8

4K Mixed 11.8

92% 34.6 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 244

DQ Mixed 16.7

68% 150 MB/s

NPL-User, 15 months ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0529A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 10 116 19 111 19 MB/s

27.4% Poor

Write 229

Mixed 20.8

SusWrite 66.3

38% 174 MB/s

4K Read 13.9

4K Write 11.1

4K Mixed 0.6

28% 8.53 MB/s

DQ Read 21.5

DQ Write 12.3

DQ Mixed 0.7

5% 11.5 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Intel H81

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	392x
Core i5-4570Intel $65Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	335x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	327x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	670x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	301x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	174x

SSD
F5 256GBDMBench 67%, 45 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	189x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	169x
2x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 3,862 samples	50x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $203

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Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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F5 256GB

Average Bench: 67.5% (714^th of 1080)

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