IMPERION-256GB 256GB

IMPERION-256GB 256GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -6%Read 70%, Write 27%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed -150%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score +88% Read 228%, Write 143%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write 45%, Mixed 127%, 4K Mixed -77%, SusWrite 143%Value & Sentiment -857%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,700%Nice To Haves +60% DQ Read 109%, DQ Write 146%, DQ Mixed 40%, ADQ Read -26%, ADQ Write 21%, ADQ Mixed -81%, Age 161%, AS-SSD Total 113%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (269^th of 1072)

Based on 122 user benchmarks. Model: IMPERION-256GB

Poor: 38%Average: 96.8% Great: 188%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The IMPERION-256GB 256GB averaged just 3.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the IMPERION-256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 144MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 778MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the IMPERION-256GB 256GB is 149%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the IMPERION-256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 18MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 309MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 122 samples)

Rank 26996.8%

Min	Avg	Max
291	Read 778	1,660
24	Write 515	1,176
43.5	Mixed 433	959
46.1	SusWrite 309	942
113% 509 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.1	4K Read 34.2	47.9
11.3	4K Write 78.1	177
2.36	4K Mixed 18	32.9
116% 43.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
72.7	DQ Read 258	768
19.9	DQ Write 350	881
7.6	DQ Mixed 144	465
154% 251 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

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Deep queue 4k

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

IDN-User, 2 months ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1103A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 54 48 37 36 44 MB/s

410% Outstanding

Write 59.1

Mixed 120

SusWrite 44.5

210% 1,008 MB/s

4K Read 629

4K Write 3.9

4K Mixed 7.4

965% 214 MB/s

TWN-User, 1 month ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111H0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 939 905 301 104 131 MB/s

180% Outstanding

Write 1,114

Mixed 963

SusWrite 543

238% 1,070 MB/s

4K Read 44.8

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 30.1

170% 64.9 MB/s

DQ Read 770

DQ Write 592

DQ Mixed 472

410% 611 MB/s

TWN-User, 1 month ago.

136GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111H0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 377 286 557 415 172 MB/s

168% Outstanding

Write 1,063

Mixed 929

SusWrite 393

223% 1,003 MB/s

4K Read 42.7

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 29.5

166% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 758

DQ Write 599

DQ Mixed 470

408% 609 MB/s

IDN-User, 1 month ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111H0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 352 345 351 359 239 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 655

Mixed 152

SusWrite 352

150% 688 MB/s

4K Read 44.2

4K Write 157

4K Mixed 30.3

189% 77.2 MB/s

DQ Read 773

DQ Write 439

DQ Mixed 122

220% 444 MB/s

IDN-User, 13 days ago.

85GB free

Firmware: FW200326

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 408 414 415 413 414 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 426

Mixed 366

SusWrite 413

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 37.1

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 13.5

114% 42.1 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 16.9

74% 162 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 days ago.

101GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0220A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 103 63 58 72 36 MB/s

77.7% Very good

Write 414

Mixed 402

SusWrite 78.8

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 27.5

155% 60.6 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 41.6

77% 147 MB/s

IDN-User, 1 month ago.

152GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0326

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 175 191 191 57 2.1 MB/s

50.5% Above average

Write 184

Mixed 257

SusWrite 134

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 19.7

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 10

78% 32.2 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 16

62% 131 MB/s

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Typical IMPERION-256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 43 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Pegatron H81-X1

CPU
Core i3-4170Intel $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples	17x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	7x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	11x
P106-100Cyx-patchBench 48%, 25 samples	10x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	9x

SSD
IMPERION-256GB 256GBBench 97%, 122 samples	7x

RAM
53L4P-2HBMJR-MR8LF HMT451U6MFR8C-C9 16GBKingstonBench 53%, 16 samples	14x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 57%, 7,967 samples	10x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GBCorsairBench 52%, 3,657 samples	6x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $74

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

IMPERION-256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (269^th of 1072)

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Excellent average bench

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System: Pegatron H81-X1

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IMPERION-256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (269th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 96.8% (269^th of 1072)