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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 60.6% (798th of 1072)

Based on 87 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD256GBS800
Poor: 41%Average: 60.6% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The SSD256GBS800 256GB averaged 39.3% 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-64Thread Write Speed 223MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD256GBS800 256GB is 39.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD256GBS800 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 14.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 243MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 87 samples)
Rank 79860.6%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 370 455
197 Write 303 387
78.7 Mixed 286 346
48.3 SusWrite 243 346
67.4% 300 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.58 4K Read 18 29.7
19.2 4K Write 58 82.6
1.7 4K Mixed 14.2 25.1
76.2% 30.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
126 DQ Read 160 197
55.2 DQ Write 223 309
2.1 DQ Mixed 39.5 53
72.3% 141 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 337 343 340 367 235 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 382
Write 339
Mixed 351
SusWrite 324
79% 349 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 21.7
94% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 44.2
88% 175 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 312 222 217 236 267 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 412
Write 358
Mixed 338
SusWrite 252
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 19.5
88% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 44.3
76% 145 MB/s
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 217 158 60 107 111 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 382
Write 336
Mixed 336
SusWrite 163
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 16.1
82% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 44.9
70% 133 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 125 38 56 49 33 MB/s
45.7% Average
Read 370
Write 314
Mixed 304
SusWrite 88.1
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 14.9
63% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 33.1
56% 109 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0503A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 47 25 124 51 45 MB/s
44% Average
Read 366
Write 320
Mixed 298
SusWrite 76.2
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 12.3
66% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 99.8
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 36.4
51% 92.1 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0311A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 22 19 38 37 30 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 492
Write 68.6
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 30.5
35% 164 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 33.6
4K Mixed 0.4
65% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 10.7
DQ Mixed 36.6
39% 69.1 MB/s
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Gaming 4%
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Desktop 33%
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Workstation 4%
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System: AMI Intel

CPU
Celeron N4120IntelBench 33%, 2,420 samples89x
Celeron N5095IntelBench 43%, 1,699 samples49x
Celeron N5095AIntelBench 40%, 431 samples34x
GPU
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples161x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 2%, 4,536 samples83x
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples37x
SSD
SSD256GBS800 256GBBench 61%, 87 samples1x
RAM
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples145x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples28x
DDR4 NB 16G 2666 1x16GBUnknownBench 33%, 35 samples23x
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