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256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 118% (192nd of 1072)

Based on 158 user benchmarks.  Model: Smartbuy SSD 256GB
Poor: 58%Average: 118% Great: 200%

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Outstanding average bench

The Smartbuy 256GB 256GB averaged 17.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Smartbuy 256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 235MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 819MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Smartbuy 256GB 256GB is 142%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Smartbuy 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 391MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 271MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 158 samples)
Rank 192118%
Min Avg Max
352 Read 819 1,817
172 Write 604 1,352
122 Mixed 542 1,118
140 SusWrite 391 969
132% 589 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 4K Read 37.3 55.2
28.2 4K Write 97.6 202
15.2 4K Mixed 36.7 59.9
155% 57.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
83.1 DQ Read 271 398
60.2 DQ Write 373 916
34.2 DQ Mixed 235 433
202% 293 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 463 464 464 347 244 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 472
Mixed 451
SusWrite 406
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 40
146% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 334
244% 317 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 409 398 390 369 245 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 427
Write 399
Mixed 393
SusWrite 369
90% 397 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 29.4
102% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 278
209% 279 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: 117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 226 223 111 166 165 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 420
Write 294
Mixed 334
SusWrite 186
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 22.3
99% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 167
126% 168 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 204 172 241 154 205 MB/s
58.1% Above average
Read 410
Write 241
Mixed 229
SusWrite 200
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 22.2
76% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 174
118% 144 MB/s
99GB free
Firmware: 117D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 207 213 155 201 57 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 294
Write 218
Mixed 180
SusWrite 178
49% 217 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 18.7
63% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 274
203% 269 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0521A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 75 117 85 66 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 535
Write 353
Mixed 347
SusWrite 112
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 6.7
32% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 202
163% 230 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Asrock H170 Pro4

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples62x
Core i5-6600Intel  $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples27x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples23x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples20x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples18x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples16x
SSD
256GB 256GBSmartbuyBench 118%, 158 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples12x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples11x
HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x4GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,396 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $308

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