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256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 208% (91st of 1072)

Based on 68 user benchmarks.  Model: V-GEN09SM20AR256SDKNVME 256GB
Poor: 141%Average: 208% Great: 258%

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Outstanding average bench

The V-gen09sm20ar256sdknvme 256GB 256GB averaged 108.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the V-gen09sm20ar256sdknvme 256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 575MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,733MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the V-gen09sm20ar256sdknvme 256GB 256GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the V-gen09sm20ar256sdknvme 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 696MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)
Rank 91208%
Min Avg Max
1,129 Read 1,733 1,993
868 Write 1,312 1,573
830 Mixed 1,108 1,264
246 SusWrite 696 1,125
270% 1,212 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.3 4K Read 50.3 61.2
69.3 4K Write 150 205
22.6 4K Mixed 37.2 43.5
203% 79.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
623 DQ Read 877 933
346 DQ Write 776 1,056
313 DQ Mixed 575 637
500% 743 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0629A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1452 301 109 67 219 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1,936
Write 1,564
Mixed 1233
SusWrite 618
298% 1,338 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 38.6
197% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 879
DQ Mixed 620
543% 809 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0629A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 682 265 191 256 155 170 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 1,958
Write 1,542
Mixed 1,233
SusWrite 287
279% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 41.8
238% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 972
DQ Mixed 645
569% 848 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0629A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 189 162 94 171 162 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 1,985
Write 1,557
Mixed 1,245
SusWrite 227
278% 1,254 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 42.6
240% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 912
DQ Mixed 637
555% 823 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0629A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1137 774 155 273 267 191 MB/s
168% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 1159
Mixed 379
SusWrite 466
195% 880 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 32.2
142% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 568
493% 734 MB/s
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