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NVMe SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 176% (126th of 1071)

Based on 428 user benchmarks.  Model: Inland NVMe SSD
Poor: 104%Average: 176% Great: 232%

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Outstanding average bench

The Inland NVMe SSD 256GB averaged 75.8% 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 348MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 712MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Inland NVMe SSD 256GB is 128%. 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 27.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 624MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 428 samples)
Rank 126176%
Min Avg Max
882 Read 1,499 1,856
240 Write 1,077 1,546
137 Mixed 878 1,209
172 SusWrite 624 1,107
227% 1,019 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.9 4K Read 45.3 55.7
49.9 4K Write 145 225
11.9 4K Mixed 27.4 35.3
181% 72.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
339 DQ Read 440 771
86.1 DQ Write 712 1,038
94.2 DQ Mixed 348 495
328% 500 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
237GB free
Firmware: U0521A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 1290 1438 1435 813 267 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 1,822
Write 1,384
Mixed 1,158
SusWrite 1,094
305% 1,364 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 33.8
225% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 426
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 418
398% 604 MB/s
206GB free
Firmware: U0521A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1290 1393 1401 1400 815 235 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,673
Write 1389
Mixed 1,107
SusWrite 1,089
294% 1,314 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 27.7
163% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 938
DQ Mixed 414
392% 594 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: U0521A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 1116 1108 1113 1109 702 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 1,735
Write 1,239
Mixed 1,051
SusWrite 1,044
283% 1,267 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 29.8
158% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 402
364% 541 MB/s
72GB free
Firmware: U0521A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 1044 492 178 101 179 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 1,364
Write 1,064
Mixed 985
SusWrite 508
219% 980 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 32.6
174% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 687
DQ Mixed 390
343% 503 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1103E0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 264 113 160 79 182 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,349
Write 77.2
Mixed 139
SusWrite 149
91% 429 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 26.8
168% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 878
DQ Mixed 307
323% 515 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 49 269 288 93 108 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 1390
Write 241
Mixed 128
SusWrite 149
102% 477 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 12.4
94% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 116
181% 336 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: MSI B560M PRO-VDH (MS-7D18)

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples469x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples350x
Core i5-11400Intel  $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples275x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples295x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples209x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples104x
SSD
NVMe SSD 256GBInlandBench 176%, 428 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples97x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 84%, 32,187 samples77x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $438

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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