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N18A 256GB

N18A 256GB
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Effective Speed -50%Effective Speed -50%Average Score -44%Read -2%, Write -15%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -145%, SusWrite -35%Peak Score -24%Read 1%, Write -14%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -119%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -217%DQ Read -118%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -716%, ADQ Read -257%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -713%, Age 141%, AS-SSD Total -42%

Average Bench: 65.6% (736^th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks. Model: SSD N18A

Poor: 41%Average: 65.6% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The SSD N18A 256GB averaged 34.4% 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 Write Speed 236MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 66MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD N18A 256GB is 47.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD N18A 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 91.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)

Rank 73665.6%

Min	Avg	Max
314	Read 449	513
182	Write 354	424
8.7	Mixed 298	403
38.8	SusWrite 220	430
73.8% 330 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.1	4K Read 21.6	31.6
0.6	4K Write 66	112
0.1	4K Mixed 18.4	26.6
91.3% 35.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.2	DQ Read 91.4	168
16.9	DQ Write 236	330
0.3	DQ Mixed 32	40.6
62.3% 120 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 15 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 11 120 12 100 17 MB/s

68.2% Good

Write 400

Mixed 366

SusWrite 82.5

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 79

4K Mixed 24.9

116% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 94.5

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 38.3

77% 148 MB/s

BRA-User, 7 months ago.

207GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 335 395 27 84 18 MB/s

42.5% Average

Write 401

Mixed 36.6

SusWrite 190

57% 258 MB/s

4K Read 5.9

4K Write 30.5

4K Mixed 0.3

26% 12.2 MB/s

DQ Read 51.9

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 0.4

53% 119 MB/s

ITA-User, 12 months ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 7.5 91 16 42 19 MB/s

41.3% Average

Write 337

Mixed 314

SusWrite 48.2

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 70.2

4K Mixed 0.4

71% 30.9 MB/s

DQ Read 113

DQ Write 18.8

DQ Mixed 0.4

17% 43.9 MB/s

EGY-User, 13 months ago.

123GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1128B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 8.1 63 7.7 14 17 MB/s

32.3% Below average

Write 384

Mixed 10.5

SusWrite 40.6

50% 227 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 8.7

4K Mixed 0.2

37% 10 MB/s

DQ Read 43.3

DQ Write 9.4

DQ Mixed 0.2

7% 17.6 MB/s

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Gaming 29%

Raft

Desktop 79%

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Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,465x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples	1,308x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	1,008x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	949x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	736x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	654x

SSD
N18A 256GBSSDBench 66%, 39 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	226x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	204x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $324

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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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N18A 256GB

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