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FALCON 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 199% (99th of 1072)

Based on 1,180 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA FALCON
Poor: 111%Average: 199% Great: 251%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata FALCON 1TB averaged 99.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata FALCON 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 457MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,908MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata FALCON 1TB is 140%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata FALCON 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 325MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,180 samples)
Rank 99199%
Min Avg Max
782 Read 1,908 2,368
540 Write 933 1,127
334 Mixed 857 1,018
217 SusWrite 855 1,147
252% 1,138 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 4K Read 34.4 41.6
48 4K Write 113 178
22.9 4K Mixed 39.5 51.8
162% 62.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
215 DQ Read 325 530
225 DQ Write 638 821
220 DQ Mixed 457 749
354% 473 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1091 1082 1081 1077 1076 1075 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 2,334
Write 1,042
Mixed 937
SusWrite 1,080
298% 1,348 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 49.4
182% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 739
DQ Mixed 463
362% 481 MB/s
448GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s94
SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 1057 1077 1091 1096 527 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 2,285
Write 1075
Mixed 973
SusWrite 962
293% 1,324 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 44.2
190% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 794
DQ Mixed 441
368% 514 MB/s
658GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 1160 1147 1152 1161 1132 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 1,896
Write 1,148
Mixed 950
SusWrite 1,150
287% 1,286 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 42.8
183% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 783
DQ Mixed 435
367% 518 MB/s
634GB free
Firmware: V9002s40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 685 783 783 782 783 782 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 2280
Write 776
Mixed 806
SusWrite 766
254% 1,157 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 46.9
170% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 531
DQ Mixed 481
340% 421 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 192 203 140 193 167 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 2,330
Write 1,101
Mixed 237
SusWrite 239
212% 977 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 52.1
190% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 591
DQ Mixed 346
292% 414 MB/s
798GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s69
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 462 666 717 701 620 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 1,672
Write 923
Mixed 900
SusWrite 570
225% 1,016 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 27.8
94% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 293
228% 316 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 97 167 174 54 116 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 520
Write 788
Mixed 208
SusWrite 141
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 8.5
66% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 340
206% 219 MB/s
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Typical FALCON 1TB Builds (Compare 7,702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 151%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $330

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,319x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,250x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples487x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples828x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples624x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples548x
SSD
FALCON 1TBAdataBench 199%, 1,180 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples299x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples264x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples246x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $1,289

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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