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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 66.1% (728th of 1072)

Based on 54 user benchmarks.  Model: S41CF256G
Poor: 51%Average: 66.1% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The S41CF256G 256GB averaged 33.8% 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 Random Read Speed 21MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 190MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S41CF256G 256GB is 30%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the S41CF256G 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 33.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 16.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 54 samples)
Rank 72866.1%
Min Avg Max
283 Read 412 466
228 Write 348 427
168 Mixed 307 359
127 SusWrite 312 434
77.4% 345 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.08 4K Read 21 31.5
19.9 4K Write 42.1 75.5
6.12 4K Mixed 16.5 24.8
75.2% 26.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
135 DQ Read 175 187
117 DQ Write 190 229
30.8 DQ Mixed 33.6 37.1
66.4% 133 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 356 359 351 375 371 MB/s
77% Very good
Read 407
Write 387
Mixed 329
SusWrite 357
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 19.3
102% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 35.2
71% 143 MB/s
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 332 356 317 320 314 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 398
Write 338
Mixed 316
SusWrite 326
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 20.4
99% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 33.1
70% 142 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 312 339 310 366 350 MB/s
70.2% Very good
Read 334
Write 350
Mixed 219
SusWrite 329
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 18.8
94% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 36.6
74% 148 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 138 141 141 142 141 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 422
Write 426
Mixed 333
SusWrite 147
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 22.2
104% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 33.6
73% 147 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 123 119 126 115 127 MB/s
45.6% Average
Read 325
Write 302
Mixed 256
SusWrite 130
57% 253 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 13.7
52% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 31.9
71% 144 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 43 44 42 45 49 MB/s
20.2% Poor
Read 398
Write 357
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 67.6
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
0% 0.13 MB/s
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Typical S41CF256G 256GB Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
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Desktop
Desktop 54%
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Workstation 12%
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System: Medion E15302

CPU
Ryzen 5 3500UAMDBench 48%, 78,189 samples19x
Athlon 300UAMDBench 45%, 1,541 samples1x
GPU
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 115,953 samples19x
Radeon Vega 3 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 27,821 samples1x
SSD
S41CF256G 256GBBench 66%, 54 samples2x
RAM
HMAA1GS6CMR6N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 2,000 samples12x
HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 15,613 samples7x
2x4GBNanyaBench 66%, 51 samples1x
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