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V-gen09sm20ar256sdk

256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 68.5% (695th of 1072)

Based on 91 user benchmarks.  Model: V-GEN09SM20AR256SDK 256GB
Poor: 39%Average: 68.5% Great: 99%

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Above average average bench

The V-gen09sm20ar256sdk 256GB 256GB averaged 31.5% 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 26.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the V-gen09sm20ar256sdk 256GB 256GB is 59.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the V-gen09sm20ar256sdk 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 191MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 36.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 91 samples)
Rank 69568.5%
Min Avg Max
346 Read 439 506
95.2 Write 323 428
59.7 Mixed 292 411
31.4 SusWrite 191 420
69.6% 312 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 26.4 35.5
25 4K Write 68 110
1.06 4K Mixed 21.1 32.9
103% 38.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
53.4 DQ Read 169 221
39.5 DQ Write 220 323
1.2 DQ Mixed 36.1 53.6
71.4% 142 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 55 58 43 65 71 MB/s
79.1% Very good
Read 490
Write 408
Mixed 412
SusWrite 71.6
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 32.4
146% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 50.4
95% 184 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 53 57 34 57 64 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 496
Write 418
Mixed 407
SusWrite 60.7
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 30.5
132% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 50.5
95% 184 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 148 57 59 59 59 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 364
Write 316
Mixed 107
SusWrite 94.3
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 7.2
91% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 1.4
50% 118 MB/s
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Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-VDH PLUS (MS-7C09)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples2,309x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples1,499x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples290x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples635x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples462x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples356x
SSD
256GB 256GBV-gen09sm20ar256sdkBench 68%, 91 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples203x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples164x
HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GBKingstonBench 44%, 32,519 samples155x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $331

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