S3SSDC256 256GB

S3SSDC256 256GB
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -27%Read -9%, Write -19%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -94%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score -4%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read -32%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -11%, ADQ Read -89%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -148%, Age 170%, AS-SSD Total -16%

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Average Bench: 75.9% (557^th of 1072)

Based on 40 user benchmarks. Model: S3SSDC256

Poor: 51%Average: 75.9% Great: 105%

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Good average bench

The S3SSDC256 256GB averaged 24.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the S3SSDC256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 75.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S3SSDC256 256GB is 54.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the S3SSDC256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 173MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 281MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)

Rank 55775.9%

Min	Avg	Max
191	Read 418	514
166	Write 341	478
18.7	Mixed 322	416
86.8	SusWrite 281	466
76.4% 341 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8	4K Read 25.9	38.5
14	4K Write 75.7	116
8.8	4K Mixed 23.2	45.4
109% 41.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.2	DQ Read 173	277
53.6	DQ Write 253	336
0.1	DQ Mixed 105	298
110% 177 MB/s

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ITA-User, 3 months ago.

119GB free

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 438 441 446 249 71 MB/s

83.6% Excellent

Write 440

Mixed 393

SusWrite 347

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 20.8

108% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 30.8

82% 166 MB/s

BRA-User, 3 months ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0615A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 403 97 126 7 133 MB/s

70.1% Very good

Write 412

Mixed 348

SusWrite 192

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 83.5

4K Mixed 18.4

102% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 85.1

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 22.3

72% 148 MB/s

BRA-User, 4 months ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H201126a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 170 175 180 172 178 MB/s

63.4% Good

Write 174

Mixed 181

SusWrite 175

48% 214 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 73.4

4K Mixed 21.9

105% 40.1 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 170

DQ Mixed 125

112% 169 MB/s

PRT-User, 4 months ago.

55GB free

Firmware: T0615A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 30 111 17 37 36 MB/s

50% Average

Write 403

Mixed 72.6

SusWrite 81.1

55% 250 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 74.4

4K Mixed 0.7

69% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 98.6

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 0.8

58% 133 MB/s

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

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System: Fujitsu ESPRIMO E400

CPU
Core i3-2120Intel $170Bench 51%, 77,810 samples	24x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	8x
Xeon E31230IntelBench 69%, 2,472 samples	8x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	30x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	7x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	5x

SSD
S3SSDC256 256GBBench 76%, 40 samples	1x

RAM
GR1333D364L9S/4G 2x4GBGoodramBench 45%, 264 samples	4x
HMT125U7TFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 42%, 112 samples	3x
PSD38G16002 2x8GBPatriotBench 52%, 6,044 samples	3x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $170

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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S3SSDC256 256GB

Average Bench: 75.9% (557^th of 1072)

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