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256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 140% (167th of 1072)

Based on 45 user benchmarks.  Model: icoolax 256GB
Poor: 54%Average: 140% Great: 180%

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Outstanding average bench

The Icoolax 256GB 256GB averaged 40.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Icoolax 256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 316MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,317MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Icoolax 256GB 256GB is 126%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Icoolax 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 329MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 23.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)
Rank 167140%
Min Avg Max
295 Read 1,317 1,652
60.5 Write 572 950
36 Mixed 614 879
83.6 SusWrite 329 576
156% 708 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.8 4K Read 41 52.7
17.5 4K Write 109 187
2.1 4K Mixed 23.5 30.8
150% 57.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.4 DQ Read 593 770
62.3 DQ Write 494 825
1.6 DQ Mixed 316 478
299% 468 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1102A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 429 283 313 355 417 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1486
Write 676
Mixed 755
SusWrite 371
181% 822 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 26
144% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 676
DQ Mixed 460
416% 632 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1102A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 347 410 189 138 120 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 1,388
Write 635
Mixed 719
SusWrite 304
168% 761 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 23.4
132% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 693
DQ Mixed 468
422% 640 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1102A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 315 207 154 178 120 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1072
Write 688
Mixed 605
SusWrite 237
144% 650 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 17.5
120% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 720
DQ Write 634
DQ Mixed 439
394% 598 MB/s
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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples46x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples37x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples36x
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256GB 256GBIcoolaxBench 140%, 45 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples23x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 126% - Outstanding Total price: $293

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