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HP SSD EX920 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 224% (77th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe HP SSD EX920 256GB
Poor: 169%Average: 224% Great: 302%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme HP SSD EX920 256GB averaged 124.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme HP SSD EX920 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 526MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,273MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme HP SSD EX920 256GB is 133%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme HP SSD EX920 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 451MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 850MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 77224%
Min Avg Max
1,462 Read 2,273 2,672
259 Write 850 1,111
419 Mixed 877 1,033
254 SusWrite 451 516
244% 1,113 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.9 4K Read 54.3 77.2
92.4 4K Write 135 260
47.2 4K Mixed 71.6 113
245% 86.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
322 DQ Read 695 828
264 DQ Write 627 992
252 DQ Mixed 526 634
431% 616 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 1030 406 226 215 222 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 2,394
Write 1,076
Mixed 1,012
SusWrite 513
275% 1,249 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 69
232% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 630
DQ Mixed 622
488% 677 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 1027 470 156 147 140 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 2,265
Write 1,000
Mixed 1,006
SusWrite 494
262% 1,191 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 67.8
223% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 545
DQ Mixed 626
474% 642 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 698 742 238 228 235 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,462
Write 846
Mixed 769
SusWrite 494
198% 893 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 52.9
174% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 625
DQ Write 532
DQ Mixed 559
424% 572 MB/s

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Typical HP SSD EX920 256GB Builds (Compare 2,360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 UD

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples477x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples264x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples263x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples329x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples162x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples160x
SSD
HP SSD EX920 256GBNvmeBench 224%, 6 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples149x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples76x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $636

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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