Nvme

256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
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Effective Speed +128% Effective Speed 128%Average Score +135% Read 325%, Write 168%, 4K Read 37%, 4K Write 91%, Mixed 180%, 4K Mixed -63%, SusWrite 206%Peak Score +117% Read 324%, Write 141%, 4K Read 45%, 4K Write 60%, Mixed 163%, 4K Mixed -85%, SusWrite 170%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +143% DQ Read 155%, DQ Write 210%, DQ Mixed 79%, ADQ Read 99%, ADQ Write 223%, ADQ Mixed 76%, Age 140%, AS-SSD Total 160%

Average Bench: 224% (77^th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe NVMe 256GB

Poor: 136%Average: 224% Great: 257%

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme 256GB 256GB averaged 124.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme 256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 458MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 933MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme 256GB 256GB is 121%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 27.6MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 906MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)

Rank 77224%

Min	Avg	Max
1,315	Read 1,945	2,149
846	Write 1,088	1170
757	Mixed 1,006	1,115
408	SusWrite 906	1,044
275% 1,236 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
36.6	4K Read 47.1	62.2
86.1	4K Write 167	196
20.1	4K Mixed 27.6	31.5
195% 80.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
382	DQ Read 649	935
542	DQ Write 933	1,110
335	DQ Mixed 458	592
440% 680 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BLR-User, 7 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1161 1170 1166 1169 1171 430 MB/s

257% Outstanding

Write 1170

Mixed 1,115

SusWrite 1,044

302% 1,356 MB/s

4K Read 62.2

4K Write 180

4K Mixed 31.3

229% 91 MB/s

DQ Read 935

DQ Write 1,038

DQ Mixed 592

555% 855 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

198GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 06A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 973 1113 1117 1127 1130 682 MB/s

245% Outstanding

Write 1,091

Mixed 1,078

SusWrite 1,024

292% 1,317 MB/s

4K Read 52

4K Write 193

4K Mixed 31.2

221% 92.2 MB/s

DQ Read 562

DQ Write 1,073

DQ Mixed 437

440% 691 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

198GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 06A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 1092 1134 1117 1133 220 MB/s

237% Outstanding

Write 1,116

Mixed 1,066

SusWrite 928

293% 1,321 MB/s

4K Read 52.9

4K Write 184

4K Mixed 27.5

213% 88.1 MB/s

DQ Read 495

DQ Write 996

DQ Mixed 428

416% 640 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1079 1105 1125 1153 1145 609 MB/s

228% Outstanding

Write 1,152

Mixed 1,048

SusWrite 1,036

287% 1,289 MB/s

4K Read 47.8

4K Write 130

4K Mixed 29

179% 69.1 MB/s

DQ Read 901

DQ Write 744

DQ Mixed 541

482% 729 MB/s

IND-User, 12 days ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1102A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 432 339 340 218 415 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 846

Mixed 757

SusWrite 408

185% 832 MB/s

4K Read 40.4

4K Write 86.1

4K Mixed 20.1

132% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 542

DQ Mixed 335

289% 420 MB/s

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Average Bench: 224% (77^th of 1072)

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