Average Bench: 120% (190th of 1072)

Based on 13,747 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 0 Volume

Outstanding average bench

The Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB averaged 20.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 292MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,158MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB is 180%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 383MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,747 samples)
Min Avg Max
472 Read 1,158 2,766
169 Write 558 1,195
169 Mixed 446 859
80.8 SusWrite 383 794
140% 636 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 4K Read 25.9 45.1
20.2 4K Write 63 113
11.6 4K Mixed 30.4 55.9
111% 39.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
111 DQ Read 422 1,028
72.8 DQ Write 319 596
38.1 DQ Mixed 292 746
240% 344 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1190 1287 1191 1213 1260 MB/s
Read 2,786
Write 1,298
Mixed 909
SusWrite 1,219
343% 1,553 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 43.8
158% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 508
DQ Mixed 666
489% 648 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 525 590 467 183 123 MB/s
Read 907
Write 570
Mixed 279
SusWrite 386
119% 536 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 18
68% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 107
106% 169 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 142 143 124 133 141 MB/s
Read 828
Write 274
Mixed 216
SusWrite 148
80% 367 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 19.7
79% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 400
DQ Write 95.3
DQ Mixed 118
120% 205 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 236 267 241 262 240 MB/s
Read 484
Write 338
Mixed 169
SusWrite 254
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 24.6
4K Mixed 8.6
39% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 103
95% 147 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 73,438,433 SSDs tested

Typical Raid 0 Volume 256GB Builds (Compare 494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

System: Acer Predator G9-793

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