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256G 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 61.1% (794th of 1074)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: HXY 256G
Poor: 38%Average: 61.1% Great: 92%

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Above average average bench

The HXY 256G 256GB averaged 38.9% 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 237MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.7MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HXY 256G 256GB is 53.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HXY 256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 128MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 79461.1%
Min Avg Max
323 Read 388 494
273 Write 326 376
256 Mixed 304 362
123 SusWrite 269 388
72.2% 322 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.5 4K Read 18.7 31.1
19.7 4K Write 43.7 96
7.2 4K Mixed 14.9 26.2
70.5% 25.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
109 DQ Read 128 149
89 DQ Write 237 313
14.2 DQ Mixed 26.9 36.1
64.5% 131 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 386 389 388 388 389 MB/s
92.2% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 376
Mixed 362
SusWrite 388
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 26.2
132% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 35.2
80% 158 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 309 336 340 355 350 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 323
Write 328
Mixed 314
SusWrite 326
73% 323 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 22.9
87% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 33.5
67% 132 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 382 381 379 133 107 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 453
Write 361
Mixed 330
SusWrite 283
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 20.2
70% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 34.7
80% 159 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 307 337 315 324 111 MB/s
60.6% Good
Read 371
Write 318
Mixed 284
SusWrite 280
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 12.3
64% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 36.1
80% 159 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 312 335 295 313 314 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 364
Write 313
Mixed 285
SusWrite 310
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 8.5
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 7.4
36% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 18.1
70% 150 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 237 289 144 61 60 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 362
Write 312
Mixed 295
SusWrite 175
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 8.3
62% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 14.2
41% 86.5 MB/s
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 103 115 118 82 122 MB/s
38.3% Below average
Read 348
Write 273
Mixed 256
SusWrite 123
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 7.2
43% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 89
DQ Mixed 16.3
35% 71.4 MB/s

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Desktop 43%
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Workstation 2%
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CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples111x
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples65x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples7x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples177x
Radeon R5 M335AMDBench 5%, 605 samples3x
Radeon R5 M335AMDBench 5%, 504 samples3x
SSD
256G 256GBHXYBench 61%, 7 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples13x
KNWMX1-ETB 1x4GBKingstonBench 26%, 3,520 samples8x
M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 30,873 samples8x
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