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CA5-8D256-HP 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 170% (134th of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: SSSTC CA5-8D256-HP
Poor: 93%Average: 170% Great: 235%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ssstc CA5-8D256-HP 256GB averaged 70.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ssstc CA5-8D256-HP 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 633MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,483MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ssstc CA5-8D256-HP 256GB is 142%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ssstc CA5-8D256-HP 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 389MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 87.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 134170%
Min Avg Max
650 Read 1,483 2,018
206 Write 1,175 1,638
367 Mixed 1,071 1,450
219 SusWrite 389 751
230% 1,029 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16 4K Read 42.6 61.8
27.2 4K Write 87.5 179
20.5 4K Mixed 54.1 86.2
180% 61.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
186 DQ Read 818 1,439
63.8 DQ Write 591 1,166
136 DQ Mixed 633 1,084
493% 681 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 348 246 274 145 260 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,755
Write 1,621
Mixed 1,387
SusWrite 355
286% 1,280 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 57.2
178% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,176
DQ Write 857
DQ Mixed 905
706% 979 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 326 326 326 330 329 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 1832
Write 1,593
Mixed 1,370
SusWrite 331
286% 1,282 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 65.6
212% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 856
588% 742 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 809 306 262 257 261 277 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 1,302
Mixed 1,078
SusWrite 362
242% 1,083 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 66.5
224% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 896
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 571
436% 605 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 72 72 77 72 79 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 1,865
Write 36.2
Mixed 123
SusWrite 73.2
110% 524 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 33.7
124% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 808
DQ Write 56.9
DQ Mixed 144
178% 336 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 242 238 245 238 236 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 1,263
Write 381
Mixed 435
SusWrite 242
127% 580 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 33.3
113% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 921
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 280
279% 470 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 138 133 132 123 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 669
Write 111
Mixed 180
SusWrite 137
59% 274 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 39
144% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 715
DQ Write 92.6
DQ Mixed 150
175% 319 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A581
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 239 281 247 240 239 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 823
Write 230
Mixed 277
SusWrite 253
87% 396 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 27.3
77% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 534
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 329
271% 394 MB/s
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Gaming 35%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 30%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-16K2

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples622x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples340x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples455x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples325x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples168x
SSD
CA5-8D256-HP 256GBSsstcBench 170%, 43 samples1x
RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples312x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples201x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 23,910 samples132x
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