Average Bench: 73.3% (605th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: RCESSD

Good average bench

The RCESSD 256GB averaged 26.7% 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 268MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 84MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the RCESSD 256GB is 88.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the RCESSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 260MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 181MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Min Avg Max
320 Read 479 943
57.5 Write 337 818
87.5 Mixed 334 663
25.2 SusWrite 260 564
78.8% 353 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 4K Read 25.7 39.8
4.7 4K Write 68.6 152
0.1 4K Mixed 18.3 50.7
98.7% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 DQ Read 181 392
38.5 DQ Write 268 702
1.6 DQ Mixed 84 334
103% 178 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: S1120A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 385 384 389 388 387 MB/s
Read 477
Write 380
Mixed 331
SusWrite 387
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 20.8
88% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 70.4
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 38.6
68% 127 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 61 21 43 52 32 MB/s
Read 421
Write 352
Mixed 329
SusWrite 54.6
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 17.7
90% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 1.6
64% 149 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200807
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 64 63 70 164 MB/s
Read 427
Write 205
Mixed 347
SusWrite 103
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 11
64% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 20
65% 140 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,766,905 SSDs tested

Typical RCESSD 256GB Builds (Compare 1,420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $360

Popular RCESSD 256GB compatible motherboards:

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