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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 71.5% (640th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: AZ-SSD-A100/256G
Poor: 57%Average: 71.5% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The AZ-SSD-A100/256G 256GB averaged 28.4% 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 189MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 225MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AZ-SSD-A100/256G 256GB is 42.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AZ-SSD-A100/256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 290MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 295MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 64071.5%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 377 450
174 Write 326 453
167 Mixed 295 407
157 SusWrite 290 427
72.4% 322 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.7 4K Read 21.7 34
30.4 4K Write 62.7 98.9
16.7 4K Mixed 23.6 38.8
96.3% 36 MB/s
Min Avg Max
172 DQ Read 201 223
158 DQ Write 225 290
54.2 DQ Mixed 189 262
149% 205 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN7872
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 330 318 335 358 387 MB/s
66.9% Good
Read 394
Write 398
Mixed 358
SusWrite 346
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 19
67% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 219
163% 215 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN7872
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 158 166 166 167 167 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 316
Write 174
Mixed 174
SusWrite 163
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 20
89% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 217
156% 200 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN7872
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 154 165 168 164 164 MB/s
56.8% Above average
Read 363
Write 252
Mixed 209
SusWrite 164
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 18.5
83% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 54.2
71% 128 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,698,798 SSDs tested

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Typical AZ-SSD-A100/256G 256GB Builds (Compare 272 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H61M-VS4

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples49x
Core i3-3220Intel  $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples25x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples23x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples50x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples21x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples17x
SSD
AZ-SSD-A100/256G 256GBBench 72%, 7 samples1x
RAM
ST51264BA1339.16FM 2x4GBCrucialBench 49%, 1,344 samples7x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples7x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 11,344 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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