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SS2561AP012 256GB

SS2561AP012 256GB
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Effective Speed -46%Effective Speed -46%Average Score -50%Read -14%, Write -51%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -62%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -55%, SusWrite -133%Peak Score -52%Read -10%, Write -54%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite -153%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read -38%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -61%, ADQ Read -41%, ADQ Write -31%, ADQ Mixed -59%, Age 154%, AS-SSD Total -30%

Average Bench: 67.6% (705^th of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Model: SSD SS2561AP012

Poor: 51%Average: 67.6% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The SSD SS2561AP012 256GB averaged 32.3% 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 Mixed IO Speed 164MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.3MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 127MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 70567.6%

Min	Avg	Max
362	Read 402	462
248	Write 268	314
295	Mixed 312	320
110	SusWrite 127	153
61.8% 277 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.1	4K Read 29.3	36.4
32.9	4K Write 54	83.5
20.1	4K Mixed 29.1	39.6
110% 37.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
171	DQ Read 231	266
122	DQ Write 221	303
117	DQ Mixed 164	206
140% 205 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

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

IND-User, 12 months ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 178 99 103 98 91 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 314

Mixed 318

SusWrite 153

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 83.5

4K Mixed 39.6

150% 53.2 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 206

177% 258 MB/s

IND-User, 2 years ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 56 84 74 76 76 MB/s

77.7% Very good

Write 185

Mixed 312

SusWrite 113

58% 259 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 33.8

139% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 178

156% 232 MB/s

IND-User, 2 years ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 160 85 82 59 81 MB/s

68.3% Good

Write 254

Mixed 315

SusWrite 118

60% 268 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 53.9

4K Mixed 30.9

110% 37.5 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 182

159% 236 MB/s

IND-User, 2 months ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 152 124 71 69 68 MB/s

50.7% Above average

Write 248

Mixed 295

SusWrite 110

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 32.9

4K Mixed 20.1

75% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 171

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 153

113% 149 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,023x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,568x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	933x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,141x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,040x

SSD
SS2561AP012 256GBSSDBench 68%, 4 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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SS2561AP012 256GB

Average Bench: 67.6% (705^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 67.6% (705^th of 1072)