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NVMe SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 154% (149th of 1072)

Based on 619 user benchmarks.  Model: Inland NVMe SSD 256GB
Poor: 91%Average: 154% Great: 218%

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Outstanding average bench

The Inland NVMe SSD 256GB averaged 54.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Inland NVMe SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,380MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Inland NVMe SSD 256GB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Inland NVMe SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 499MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 619 samples)
Rank 149154%
Min Avg Max
926 Read 1,380 1,867
69.9 Write 909 1,275
108 Mixed 686 974
136 SusWrite 499 1,139
193% 868 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.2 4K Read 44.1 55.2
30.2 4K Write 124 204
7.6 4K Mixed 22.3 30.2
161% 63.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
317 DQ Read 401 921
61.9 DQ Write 593 1,028
79.9 DQ Mixed 285 528
275% 426 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 1184 1185 1184 1182 1183 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,376
Write 1184
Mixed 925
SusWrite 1,184
262% 1,167 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 28.8
206% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 1,028
DQ Mixed 336
360% 575 MB/s
122GB free
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 1155 1143 1147 1166 1167 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,396
Write 1,171
Mixed 914
SusWrite 1,151
260% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 28.3
196% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 893
DQ Mixed 343
344% 534 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0901A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 171 261 187 258 162 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,975
Write 1,489
Mixed 1,194
SusWrite 270
274% 1,232 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 35.7
173% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 638
518% 740 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0901A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 171 276 169 278 277 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 1,846
Write 1,504
Mixed 1,198
SusWrite 291
269% 1,210 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 34.7
164% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 930
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 640
517% 736 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 693 463 364 131 159 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,358
Write 1,148
Mixed 904
SusWrite 490
218% 975 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 28
193% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 343
330% 505 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0901A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 279 284 287 279 252 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 330
Write 277
Mixed 292
SusWrite 272
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 21
116% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 284
225% 314 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asrock B550 Taichi

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples79x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples79x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples65x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples46x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples24x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples22x
SSD
NVMe SSD 256GBInlandBench 154%, 619 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples12x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples10x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,110

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