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CA5-8D256-Q79 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 166% (135th of 1072)

Based on 227 user benchmarks.  Model: SSSTC CA5-8D256-Q79
Poor: 84%Average: 166% Great: 230%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ssstc CA5-8D256-Q79 256GB averaged 66.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ssstc CA5-8D256-Q79 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 566MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,486MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ssstc CA5-8D256-Q79 256GB is 146%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ssstc CA5-8D256-Q79 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 353MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 227 samples)
Rank 135166%
Min Avg Max
632 Read 1,486 2,017
130 Write 1,152 1,606
206 Mixed 1,000 1,438
157 SusWrite 353 510
222% 998 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.2 4K Read 45 58.5
33.2 4K Write 91.5 141
23.4 4K Mixed 54.5 75.6
186% 63.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
131 DQ Read 744 1,342
83.5 DQ Write 498 1,056
63.1 DQ Mixed 566 1,038
437% 602 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
61GB free
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 1576 1580 1534 1575 1578 MB/s
274% Outstanding
Read 2,011
Write 38.2
Mixed 275
SusWrite 1,567
213% 973 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 52
164% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 905
DQ Mixed 994
760% 1,036 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 245 724 637 268 349 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,108
Write 1,536
Mixed 1,176
SusWrite 479
242% 1,075 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 64.5
210% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 823
DQ Write 376
DQ Mixed 471
383% 557 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 329 333 336 336 331 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 745
Write 796
Mixed 727
SusWrite 345
147% 653 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 38.1
133% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 596
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 344
272% 388 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6Q279
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 308 260 277 332 231 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 1,050
Write 111
Mixed 189
SusWrite 257
87% 402 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 15.7
63% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 186
127% 158 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 64%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Lenovo 20S1A0NWBO

CPU
Core i5-10310UIntelBench 63%, 4,431 samples12x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples12x
SSD
CA5-8D256-Q79 256GBSsstcBench 166%, 227 samples13x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 0194 SMS4WEC8C1K0446FCG 16GBSamsungBench 61%, 32 samples8x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 04CB AM1P26KC8T1-BAAS 16GBSamsungBench 65%, 3 samples3x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples1x
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