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FALCON 256GB

FALCON 256GB
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Effective Speed +72% Effective Speed 72%Average Score +76% Read 288%, Write 91%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write 31%, Mixed 81%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite 64%Peak Score +93% Read 334%, Write 95%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write 28%, Mixed 89%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 120%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +56% DQ Read -4%, DQ Write 115%, DQ Mixed 37%, ADQ Read -18%, ADQ Write 121%, ADQ Mixed 39%, Age 106%, AS-SSD Total 53%

Average Bench: 169% (134^th of 1072)

Based on 1,157 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA FALCON

Poor: 108%Average: 169% Great: 212%

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Outstanding average bench

The Adata FALCON 256GB averaged 69.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata FALCON 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 361MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,774MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata FALCON 256GB is 104%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata FALCON 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 276MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 485MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,157 samples)

Rank 134169%

Min	Avg	Max
711	Read 1,774	2,198
546	Write 773	945
310	Mixed 650	799
280	SusWrite 485	853
203% 921 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.4	4K Read 31.5	40.1
69	4K Write 115	157
2.9	4K Mixed 39.2	52.6
159% 61.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
223	DQ Read 276	354
346	DQ Write 639	770
292	DQ Mixed 361	453
303% 425 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MEX-User, 29 days ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V9002s45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 938 874 847 157 69 281 MB/s

194% Outstanding

Write 954

Mixed 783

SusWrite 528

238% 1,084 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 49.5

185% 70.6 MB/s

DQ Read 300

DQ Write 713

DQ Mixed 450

359% 488 MB/s

LKA-User, 9 days ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V9002s57

SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 605 139 74 77 75 MB/s

178% Outstanding

Write 796

Mixed 724

SusWrite 302

212% 971 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 46.2

187% 74.3 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 707

DQ Mixed 352

300% 422 MB/s

MEX-User, 1 month ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V9002s57

SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 369 123 79 72 75 MB/s

177% Outstanding

Write 798

Mixed 720

SusWrite 259

208% 952 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 47.1

197% 80.6 MB/s

DQ Read 187

DQ Write 728

DQ Mixed 351

300% 422 MB/s

USA-User, 30 days ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V9002s57

SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 772 429 257 145 122 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 789

Mixed 699

SusWrite 376

209% 955 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 41.2

154% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 609

DQ Mixed 355

293% 409 MB/s

MEX-User, 9 days ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V9002s94

SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 776 563 401 141 102 MB/s

147% Outstanding

Write 724

Mixed 768

SusWrite 461

182% 819 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 79.1

4K Mixed 43.9

152% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 331

DQ Write 529

DQ Mixed 455

338% 438 MB/s

UKR-User, 12 days ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V9002s45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 72 99 96 105 93 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 538

Mixed 552

SusWrite 142

112% 502 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 87.5

4K Mixed 45.4

156% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 412

DQ Mixed 453

313% 383 MB/s

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Typical FALCON 256GB Builds (Compare 6,866 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI B460M PRO-VDH WIFI (MS-7C83)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	2,102x
Core i7-10700FIntel $180Bench 93%, 44,448 samples	1,916x
Core i5-10400Intel $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	544x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	958x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	638x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	558x

SSD
FALCON 256GBAdataBench 169%, 1,157 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	469x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	229x
GD2.1527WC.001 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 344 samples	172x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $338

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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FALCON 256GB

Average Bench: 169% (134^th of 1072)

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FALCON 256GB

Average Bench: 169% (134th of 1072)

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