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CA5-8D256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 177% (124th of 1072)

Based on 87 user benchmarks.  Model: SSSTC CA5-8D256
Poor: 113%Average: 177% Great: 232%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ssstc CA5-8D256 256GB averaged 77.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ssstc CA5-8D256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 630MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,575MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ssstc CA5-8D256 256GB is 119%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ssstc CA5-8D256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 353MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87 samples)
Rank 124177%
Min Avg Max
913 Read 1,575 2,046
125 Write 1,206 1,617
217 Mixed 1,069 1,449
182 SusWrite 353 516
234% 1,051 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 46.1 61
34.6 4K Write 101 153
30.1 4K Mixed 59.2 80.9
199% 68.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
330 DQ Read 834 1,246
97.9 DQ Write 541 1,016
188 DQ Mixed 630 1,002
485% 668 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: CQ25104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 338 338 339 338 338 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 1918
Write 1,486
Mixed 1,386
SusWrite 520
296% 1,327 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 85.7
287% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,454
DQ Write 1,168
DQ Mixed 1,079
871% 1,234 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CQ25104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 326 331 337 317 728 MB/s
240% Outstanding
Read 1,774
Write 1,469
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 560
212% 961 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 92.1
245% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,415
DQ Write 1,087
DQ Mixed 1,050
840% 1,184 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CQ25104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 303 287 305 283 306 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 1,293
Mixed 1,316
SusWrite 368
256% 1,144 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 60
196% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 982
766% 1,062 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CQ25104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 474 237 262 263 241 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,502
Write 1,348
Mixed 1227
SusWrite 417
251% 1,124 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 51
171% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,202
DQ Write 878
DQ Mixed 985
751% 1,022 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CQ26404
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 176 180 181 170 185 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 1,234
Write 166
Mixed 256
SusWrite 179
99% 459 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 46.6
174% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 264
250% 410 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CQ25104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 450 274 256 232 262 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 947
Write 941
Mixed 740
SusWrite 389
169% 754 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 40.7
135% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 340
258% 347 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 66%
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Workstation 8%
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System: Getac B360

CPU
Core i7-10710UIntelBench 68%, 6,640 samples3x
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples3x
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples2x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples5x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 6,852 samples3x
SSD
CA5-8D256 256GBSsstcBench 177%, 87 samples7x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples3x
CBD26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 22 samples1x
M471A4G43MB1-CTD 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 79%, 5,545 samples1x
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