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V-gen01sm21ar256sdk

256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 67.1% (714th of 1072)

Based on 68 user benchmarks.  Model: V-GEN01SM21AR256SDK 256GB
Poor: 31%Average: 67.1% Great: 97%

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Above average average bench

The V-gen01sm21ar256sdk 256GB 256GB averaged 32.8% 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 Random Read Speed 25MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 61.7MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the V-gen01sm21ar256sdk 256GB 256GB is 66.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the V-gen01sm21ar256sdk 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 224MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 37.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)
Rank 71467.1%
Min Avg Max
333 Read 427 504
61.2 Write 317 416
72.9 Mixed 294 394
42.3 SusWrite 224 409
70.5% 315 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 25 37.6
9.88 4K Write 61.7 107
0.62 4K Mixed 18.9 32.3
94.8% 35.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
67.4 DQ Read 166 226
27.9 DQ Write 214 319
1.48 DQ Mixed 37.4 53
70.8% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 123 81 54 76 82 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 485
Write 400
Mixed 386
SusWrite 104
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 27.3
120% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 50.8
91% 176 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 77 30 66 50 60 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 469
Write 391
Mixed 384
SusWrite 69.7
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 26.8
114% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 51.7
85% 160 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 70 41 40 21 27 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 415
Write 371
Mixed 359
SusWrite 77.5
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 27.2
112% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 51.5
91% 175 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 79 47 75 46 77 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 472
Write 385
Mixed 394
SusWrite 97.8
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 1.1
80% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 12.8
71% 156 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 120 66 84 74 75 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 428
Write 380
Mixed 122
SusWrite 117
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 1.2
82% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 1.2
63% 148 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 53 58 34 65 61 MB/s
17.2% Very poor
Read 311
Write 289
Mixed 250
SusWrite 62.1
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
3% 1.2 MB/s
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Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,386x
Core i3-6100Intel  $66Bench 55%, 110,166 samples469x
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples296x
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HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples1,875x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples122x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples55x
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256GB 256GBV-gen01sm21ar256sdkBench 67%, 68 samples1x
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HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 29%, 9,029 samples160x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,889 samples131x
16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 1x8GBMicronBench 30%, 1,490 samples122x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67

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