Corsair

Performa 256GB

Performa 256GB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -30%Read 3%, Write -18%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -72%, SusWrite -39%Peak Score -30%Read -2%, Write -17%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -41%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -81%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -69%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -38%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -61%, ADQ Write -36%, ADQ Mixed -271%, Age -23%, AS-SSD Total -28%

Average Bench: 80.2% (485^th of 1074)

Based on 14 user benchmarks. Model: Corsair Performa

Poor: 46%Average: 80.2% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The Corsair Performa 256GB averaged just 19.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Corsair Performa 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Performa 256GB is 52.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Performa 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 214MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 203MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)

Rank 48580.2%

Min	Avg	Max
398	Read 471	496
56.4	Write 343	416
39.6	Mixed 340	445
214	SusWrite 214	214
76.4% 342 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.54	4K Read 25.8	33.4
40.1	4K Write 61.6	86.8
0.16	4K Mixed 26.1	40.1
105% 37.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.42	DQ Read 203	296
71.2	DQ Write 213	259
0.18	DQ Mixed 70.2	191
90.9% 162 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 6 years ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0

103% Outstanding

Write 415

Mixed 443

100% 448 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 86.8

4K Mixed 40.1

148% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 258

DQ Mixed 91.5

119% 215 MB/s

USA-User, 6 years ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0

91.8% Outstanding

Write 401

Mixed 433

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 58.2

4K Mixed 34.5

116% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 90.1

117% 210 MB/s

ITA-User, 6 years ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

87.5% Excellent

Write 415

Mixed 439

99% 444 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 47

4K Mixed 29.5

100% 33.7 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 92.7

118% 210 MB/s

ITA-User, 5 years ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 316 314 125 106 90 MB/s

74.9% Very good

Write 387

Mixed 293

SusWrite 214

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 50.8

4K Mixed 28.7

102% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 293

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 191

164% 243 MB/s

IRL-User, 6 years ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.0

53.4% Above average

Write 49.5

Mixed 335

57% 261 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 66.7

4K Mixed 30.2

109% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 32.4

DQ Write 0.41

DQ Mixed 21.4

14% 18.1 MB/s

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 DELUXE - $500

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	256x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	163x
Core i7-3960XIntel $265Bench 78%, 2,165 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 680Nvidia $360Bench 32%, 38,995 samples	32x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x

SSD
Performa 256GBCorsairBench 80%, 14 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	13x
DDR3 1600G DDR3 1600G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 12GBAdataBench 52%, 28 samples	11x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $980

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Corsair

Performa 256GB

Average Bench: 80.2% (485^th of 1074)

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Average Bench: 80.2% (485th of 1074)

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