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Effective Speed -691%Effective Speed -691%Average Score -755%Read -808%, Write -1,107%, 4K Read -273%, 4K Write -161%, Mixed -981%, 4K Mixed -554%, SusWrite -1,401%Peak Score -826%Read -1,049%, Write -1,298%, 4K Read -515%, 4K Write -208%, Mixed -1,076%, 4K Mixed -732%, SusWrite -904%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -2,011%DQ Read -1,272%, DQ Write -448%, DQ Mixed -5,946%, ADQ Read -1,374%, ADQ Write -357%, ADQ Mixed -5,791%, Age -150%, AS-SSD Total -749%

Average Bench: 68.9% (695^th of 1080)

Based on 47 user benchmarks. Model: R5SL256G

Poor: 39%Average: 68.9% Great: 92%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The R5SL256G 256GB averaged 31.0% 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 Write Speed 79.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 275MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the R5SL256G 256GB is 53.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the R5SL256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 116MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 47 samples)

Rank 69568.9%

Min	Avg	Max
295	Read 462	516
252	Write 386	460
13.5	Mixed 299	397
58.8	SusWrite 210	456
75.8% 339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.4	4K Read 23.8	31.2
7.7	4K Write 79.5	123
0.4	4K Mixed 16.9	26.3
99.7% 40.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.9	DQ Read 116	169
83.6	DQ Write 275	347
1.2	DQ Mixed 25.2	34.7
67.9% 139 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

UKR-User, 1 month ago.

116GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 423 434 137 133 91 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 421

Mixed 410

SusWrite 271

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 29.1

141% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 42.4

84% 161 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 113 93 13 102 60 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 382

Mixed 377

SusWrite 89.7

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 23.1

132% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 1.1

61% 140 MB/s

RUS-User, 10 months ago.

137GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S121

SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 408 434 427 427 434 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 411

Mixed 42.6

SusWrite 387

72% 324 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 0.5

89% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 0.5

53% 123 MB/s

RUS-User, 6 months ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 141 136 60 64 67 MB/s

73.3% Very good

Write 431

Mixed 378

SusWrite 113

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 21.5

124% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 29.7

77% 155 MB/s

RUS-User, 11 months ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 145 55 45 50 26 MB/s

71% Very good

Write 442

Mixed 374

SusWrite 114

80% 360 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 88

4K Mixed 21.3

113% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 28.5

80% 163 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 months ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 37 12 106 57 37 MB/s

48% Average

Write 362

Mixed 106

SusWrite 91.8

58% 264 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 72.6

4K Mixed 1.2

72% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 20.1

DQ Mixed 1.8

20% 49.4 MB/s

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Typical R5SL256G 256GB Builds (Compare 2,054 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 35%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Intel X79

CPU
Xeon E5-2689 0IntelBench 71%, 6,987 samples	350x
Xeon E5-2650 v2IntelBench 67%, 5,123 samples	279x
Xeon E5-2640 0IntelBench 65%, 3,274 samples	153x

GPU
RX 570AMD $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	129x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	118x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $144Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	114x

SSD
R5SL256G 256GBBench 69%, 47 samples	1x

RAM
M393B5170GB0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 1,540 samples	129x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,683 samples	66x
HMT151R7BFR4C 4x4GBHynixBench 67%, 393 samples	58x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $170

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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R5SL256G 256GB

Average Bench: 68.9% (695^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 68.9% (695th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 68.9% (695^th of 1080)