Imation

2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321

2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321
BENCHMARKS (21)
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -27%Read -15%, Write -51%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -45%Peak Score -12%Read -4%, Write -16%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -4%DQ Read -16%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -46%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed -33%, Age 101%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 80.6% (477^th of 1072)

Based on 21 user benchmarks. Model: imation 2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321

Poor: 59%Average: 80.6% Great: 95%

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Very good average bench

The Imation 2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321 averaged just 19.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Imation 2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 195MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Imation 2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321 is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Imation 2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 204MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 269MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)

Rank 47780.6%

Min	Avg	Max
147	Read 397	489
65.5	Write 269	417
31	Mixed 302	373
101	SusWrite 204	453
65.5% 293 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 31.7	38.9
14.2	4K Write 70.9	97.3
9.8	4K Mixed 34.6	44.6
130% 45.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.1	DQ Read 263	317
101	DQ Write 292	348
107	DQ Mixed 195	227
170% 250 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

KOR-User, 5 months ago.

76GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 300 193 75 98 86 MB/s

90.6% Outstanding

Write 319

Mixed 362

SusWrite 190

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 87

4K Mixed 40

152% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 312

DQ Write 313

DQ Mixed 227

194% 284 MB/s

KOR-User, 4 months ago.

273GB free

Firmware: SBFM6B.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 303 81 81 81 81 MB/s

75.4% Very good

Write 102

Mixed 298

SusWrite 160

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 31.4

136% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 190

169% 251 MB/s

KOR-User, 3 months ago.

352GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 357 102 104 107 107 MB/s

75.2% Very good

Write 296

Mixed 305

SusWrite 190

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 58.8

4K Mixed 30.8

113% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 203

175% 257 MB/s

KOR-User, 1 month ago.

212GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 105 100 100 MB/s

72.4% Very good

Write 415

Mixed 346

SusWrite 101

73% 328 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 69.3

4K Mixed 33.7

130% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 101

DQ Mixed 119

107% 168 MB/s

KOR-User, 5 months ago.

443GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 294 198 95 96 94 MB/s

70.2% Very good

Write 341

Mixed 323

SusWrite 177

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 50.7

4K Mixed 27.4

101% 34.6 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 211

184% 271 MB/s

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H310M DS2V

CPU
Core i5-8500Intel $171Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	22x
Core i3-8100Intel $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples	17x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	14x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	8x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	7x

SSD
2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321ImationBench 81%, 21 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	8x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	8x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	6x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $290

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Imation

2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321

Average Bench: 80.6% (477^th of 1072)

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2.5" SATA3 512GB SSD C321

Average Bench: 80.6% (477th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 80.6% (477^th of 1072)