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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 91.2% (314th of 1074)

Based on 3 user benchmarks.  Model: 256GB PCS 2.5"SSD
Poor: 70%Average: 91.2% Great: 104%

Excellent average bench

The 256gb PCS 2.5"SSD 256GB averaged just 8.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 256gb PCS 2.5"SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 114MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 335MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 31.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 202MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)
Rank 31491.2%
Min Avg Max
496 Read 505 512
437 Write 440 445
422 Mixed 424 427
166 SusWrite 344 444
96.2% 428 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.2 4K Read 28.8 30.9
110 4K Write 114 116
1.2 4K Mixed 21 31.6
131% 54.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
191 DQ Read 202 209
322 DQ Write 335 343
4.5 DQ Mixed 31.7 45.5
90.8% 190 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1206A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 439 446 451 450 450 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 445
Mixed 423
SusWrite 444
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 31.6
149% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 45.2
99% 198 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1206A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 426 416 440 406 436 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 439
Mixed 422
SusWrite 421
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 30.2
138% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 45.5
99% 199 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1206A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 213 140 138 144 157 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 496
Write 437
Mixed 427
SusWrite 166
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 1.2
105% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 4.5
74% 173 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,091,245 SSDs tested

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