Average Bench: 117% (194th of 1072)

Based on 166 user benchmarks.  Model: Longline SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Longline SSD 256GB averaged 17.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Longline SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 200MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,005MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Longline SSD 256GB is 175%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Longline SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 328MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 166 samples)
Min Avg Max
330 Read 1,005 1,941
167 Write 664 1,156
19.8 Mixed 561 1,053
58 SusWrite 328 909
142% 639 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 36.3 53.4
17.8 4K Write 104 199
0.78 4K Mixed 22.4 33
139% 54.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
77.8 DQ Read 306 709
23.9 DQ Write 442 957
0.52 DQ Mixed 200 477
200% 316 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0828A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 1132 1149 487 116 132 MB/s
Read 1,910
Write 1,113
Mixed 1,074
SusWrite 686
266% 1,196 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 32.7
215% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 707
DQ Write 870
DQ Mixed 476
446% 684 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 434 52 76 73 21 MB/s
Read 487
Write 386
Mixed 352
SusWrite 121
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 90.8
4K Mixed 30.9
128% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 0.4
62% 144 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0724A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 404 402 306 58 23 MB/s
Read 495
Write 400
Mixed 355
SusWrite 264
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 25
106% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 39.9
60% 110 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 91 123 36 64 61 MB/s
Read 458
Write 392
Mixed 385
SusWrite 97.3
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 84.1
4K Mixed 22.2
124% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 34
80% 160 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1124A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 70 38 26 51 MB/s
Read 473
Write 377
Mixed 339
SusWrite 76
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 19
110% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 83
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 30.8
70% 138 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,710,111 SSDs tested

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