Average Bench: 85.6% (393rd of 1072)

Based on 1,063 user benchmarks.  Model: XrayDisk 256GB

Very good average bench

The Xraydisk 256GB 256GB averaged just 14.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Xraydisk 256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 697MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Xraydisk 256GB 256GB is 122%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Xraydisk 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 256MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 17.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,063 samples)
Min Avg Max
308 Read 697 1,371
83.1 Write 506 1,074
27.1 Mixed 410 855
45 SusWrite 256 587
104% 467 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 4K Read 29.9 45.2
12.5 4K Write 70.7 156
0.94 4K Mixed 17.1 34.8
105% 39.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
61.9 DQ Read 235 459
19 DQ Write 305 713
0.7 DQ Mixed 130 367
137% 224 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0918A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 192 450 478 235 362 MB/s
Read 1,222
Write 975
Mixed 787
SusWrite 357
186% 835 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 22.3
146% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 753
DQ Mixed 321
309% 472 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0214B0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 386 379 385 325 156 MB/s
Read 1,143
Write 1,105
Mixed 778
SusWrite 336
188% 841 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 20.3
113% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 325
249% 335 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0519A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 365 371 364 363 355 MB/s
Read 478
Write 368
Mixed 328
SusWrite 362
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 25.3
119% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 95.7
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 42
72% 135 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: T1202A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 165 12 81 30 20 MB/s
Read 471
Write 341
Mixed 383
SusWrite 109
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 28.2
121% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 47.2
91% 178 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 193 361 290 93 56 MB/s
Read 446
Write 365
Mixed 298
SusWrite 200
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 9
67% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 14
57% 126 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 202 78 91 61 91 MB/s
Read 394
Write 237
Mixed 19.4
SusWrite 105
41% 189 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 11.8
4K Mixed 0.9
45% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 16.2
46% 95.8 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,723,925 SSDs tested

Typical 256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 14,521 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

System: Default string

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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