Msata

Smartbuy 256GB

Smartbuy 256GB
BENCHMARKS (21)
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -31%Read -8%, Write -49%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -55%, SusWrite -48%Peak Score -18%Read -5%, Write -23%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -22%DQ Read -12%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -53%, ADQ Read -31%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 76.5% (543^rd of 1072)

Based on 21 user benchmarks. Model: mSata Smartbuy 256GB

Poor: 50%Average: 76.5% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Msata Smartbuy 256GB averaged 23.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Msata Smartbuy 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 173MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Msata Smartbuy 256GB is 45.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Msata Smartbuy 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 200MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 272MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)

Rank 54376.5%

Min	Avg	Max
320	Read 422	483
114	Write 272	394
161	Mixed 309	353
51.8	SusWrite 200	441
67.2% 301 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.3	4K Read 30.4	39.9
32	4K Write 67.3	88.4
7.73	4K Mixed 29	40.1
119% 42.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.1	DQ Read 249	327
53.2	DQ Write 265	335
8.87	DQ Mixed 173	216
153% 229 MB/s

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

RUS-User, 2 years ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 107 69 69 48 69 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 234

Mixed 322

SusWrite 123

64% 291 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 86.8

4K Mixed 36.2

153% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 173

154% 230 MB/s

POL-User, 9 months ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 164 82 58 52 63 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 205

Mixed 313

SusWrite 112

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 61.8

4K Mixed 27.3

114% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 198

171% 250 MB/s

RUS-User, 9 months ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFMB1.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 34 30 126 21 36 MB/s

40.3% Average

Write 114

Mixed 161

SusWrite 62.3

36% 164 MB/s

4K Read 12.3

4K Write 32

4K Mixed 16.5

57% 20.3 MB/s

DQ Read 146

DQ Write 129

DQ Mixed 97.2

84% 124 MB/s

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16GC

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	150x
Core i5-4200MIntel $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples	55x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	14x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	153x
GTX 765MNvidiaBench 13%, 7,023 samples	58x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples	19x

SSD
Smartbuy 256GBMsataBench 77%, 21 samples	1x

RAM
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 1x8GBNanyaBench 29%, 1,618 samples	26x
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 51%, 1,393 samples	16x
RB16D3LS1KBG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 276 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Smartbuy 256GB

Average Bench: 76.5% (543^rd of 1072)

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