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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 61.8% (780th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: WSD2280SA256
Poor: 30%Average: 61.8% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The WSD2280SA256 256GB averaged 38.1% 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 Random Write Speed 66.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WSD2280SA256 256GB is 59.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WSD2280SA256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 192MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 78061.8%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 451 517
77.5 Write 365 446
15.2 Mixed 277 392
13.4 SusWrite 192 442
71.7% 321 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.9 4K Read 22.7 34.4
3.4 4K Write 66.4 127
0.3 4K Mixed 14.7 31
88.3% 34.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 DQ Read 126 207
12.3 DQ Write 176 331
0.4 DQ Mixed 25.2 48.3
54.2% 109 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 101 276 19 264 20 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 451
Write 385
Mixed 357
SusWrite 178
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 24.4
103% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 46
88% 170 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 292 113 237 49 271 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 435
Write 372
Mixed 328
SusWrite 178
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 23.3
99% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 0.6
62% 144 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 27 241 46 73 72 MB/s
67% Good
Read 403
Write 366
Mixed 336
SusWrite 142
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 23.2
107% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 45.9
87% 167 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 367 170 72 20 110 MB/s
65% Good
Read 439
Write 320
Mixed 346
SusWrite 126
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 22.9
101% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 0.4
62% 142 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 9.8 23 13 12 31 MB/s
32.1% Below average
Read 435
Write 49.5
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 19.9
28% 132 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 0.4
47% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 30.2
DQ Write 13
DQ Mixed 0.4
6% 14.5 MB/s
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 55%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Asus VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X530FN_S530FN

CPU
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples160x
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples160x
Core i3-8145UIntelBench 53%, 15,431 samples2x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples237x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples85x
SSD
WSD2280SA256 256GBBench 62%, 50 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples116x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples23x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 40%, 38,499 samples11x
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