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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 67% (717th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: First Tech-256GB
Poor: 44%Average: 67% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The First Tech-256GB 256GB averaged 33.0% 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-64Thread Write Speed 247MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the First Tech-256GB 256GB is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the First Tech-256GB 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 17MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 9.94MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 71767%
Min Avg Max
262 Read 445 498
35.8 Write 261 422
35.9 Mixed 280 378
155 SusWrite 296 409
71.6% 321 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.5 4K Read 25 36
7.9 4K Write 55.1 79.2
4.6 4K Mixed 9.94 13.2
79.7% 30 MB/s
Min Avg Max
139 DQ Read 161 170
59.4 DQ Write 247 285
14.8 DQ Mixed 17 17.9
65.3% 141 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200509
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 383 403 427 121 33 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 492
Write 403
Mixed 370
SusWrite 289
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 13.2
108% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 17.3
70% 152 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200509
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 385 377 175 116 131 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 489
Write 420
Mixed 366
SusWrite 256
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 12
104% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 17.4
70% 152 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200509
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 405 213 133 201 379 MB/s
74.3% Very good
Read 498
Write 120
Mixed 378
SusWrite 282
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 12.7
97% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 16.9
68% 148 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200509
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 227 140 147 140 154 MB/s
70.3% Very good
Read 488
Write 417
Mixed 366
SusWrite 155
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 12.2
112% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 17
70% 152 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200509
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 86 378 383 72 75 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 476
Write 143
Mixed 35.9
SusWrite 178
45% 208 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 4.6
50% 12.9 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200509
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 150 249 265 201 229 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 262
Write 297
Mixed 263
SusWrite 219
59% 260 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 7.5
37% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 17.2
50% 107 MB/s
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Typical Tech-256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 7,068 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550M DS3H

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,666x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,327x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD  $119Bench 86%, 14,368 samples895x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples668x
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples526x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples480x
SSD
Tech-256GB 256GBFirstBench 67%, 14 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples416x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples254x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples222x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $475

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