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2300 NVMe 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 186% (113th of 1072)

Based on 592 user benchmarks.  Model: Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB
Poor: 112%Average: 186% Great: 261%

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Outstanding average bench

The Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB averaged 85.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 711MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 674MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB is 149%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 628MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 592 samples)
Rank 113186%
Min Avg Max
641 Read 1,458 2,585
588 Write 1,231 1,513
637 Mixed 1,012 1,290
339 SusWrite 628 963
242% 1,082 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 4K Read 46.5 56.5
37.9 4K Write 88.5 125
27.9 4K Mixed 55 72.6
188% 63.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
216 DQ Read 710 846
133 DQ Write 674 1,212
164 DQ Mixed 711 960
528% 698 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
172GB free
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 922 205 240 240 241 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 2,341
Write 1,544
Mixed 1,282
SusWrite 561
318% 1,432 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 71.1
236% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 848
DQ Write 1,545
DQ Mixed 971
801% 1,121 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 808 243 405 238 240 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 2,365
Write 1,461
Mixed 1,212
SusWrite 516
307% 1,389 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 60
195% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 843
DQ Write 1,355
DQ Mixed 941
757% 1,046 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 1134 522 239 240 236 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,071
Write 1,188
Mixed 1000
SusWrite 578
216% 959 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 46.6
151% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 691
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 495
360% 481 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1162 1150 905 429 187 247 MB/s
141% Outstanding
Read 965
Write 880
Mixed 768
SusWrite 680
185% 824 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 43.6
127% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 596
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 342
285% 419 MB/s
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Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation 15%
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System: Dell Precision 3640 Tower

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples251x
Core i9-10900KIntel  $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples141x
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples126x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples127x
Quadro P2200NvidiaBench 47%, 5,007 samples119x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples71x
SSD
2300 NVMe 256GBMicronBench 186%, 592 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 740 samples77x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,448 samples60x
16ATF2G64AZ-3G2J1 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 549 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $233

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