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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 64.2% (750th of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: DST6256-SSD-256GB
Poor: 43%Average: 64.2% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The DST6256-SSD-256GB 256GB averaged 35.8% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 125MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 225MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the DST6256-SSD-256GB 256GB is 44.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the DST6256-SSD-256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 106MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 253MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 75064.2%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 365 464
32.9 Write 305 396
35.8 Mixed 268 364
43.3 SusWrite 253 400
66.8% 298 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.9 4K Read 19.2 29
11.4 4K Write 56.5 96
0.6 4K Mixed 22.3 36.7
87.6% 32.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 DQ Read 106 181
5.7 DQ Write 225 315
1.9 DQ Mixed 125 182
107% 152 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2104XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 236 357 381 378 172 MB/s
76.1% Very good
Read 423
Write 374
Mixed 356
SusWrite 304
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 29.1
101% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 181
145% 198 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2108XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 211 292 318 141 83 MB/s
75% Very good
Read 421
Write 395
Mixed 354
SusWrite 223
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 31.7
115% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 172
141% 194 MB/s
190GB free
Firmware: 2108XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 228 358 413 411 410 MB/s
61% Good
Read 109
Write 142
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 352
39% 172 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 29.1
80% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 179
144% 197 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2108XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 211 364 291 120 40 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 348
Write 333
Mixed 302
SusWrite 221
68% 301 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 19.7
65% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 180
132% 169 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2104XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 68 75 0.2 77 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 427
Write 291
Mixed 341
SusWrite 52.8
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 12.4
4K Mixed 19.6
73% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 30.9
46% 85 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,734,736 SSDs tested

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Typical DST6256-SSD-256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 329 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2V

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples57x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples34x
Core i3-3220Intel  $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples25x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples47x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples33x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples21x
SSD
DST6256-SSD-256GB 256GBBench 64%, 31 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples7x
HX316C10F/8 2x8GBKingstonBench 51%, 1,280 samples6x
M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 5,657 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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