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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 57.1% (830th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: GS256
Poor: 49%Average: 57.1% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The GS256 256GB averaged 42.9% 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 23.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 214MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GS256 256GB is just 19.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the GS256 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 20.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 83057.1%
Min Avg Max
339 Read 396 461
44.4 Write 281 379
26.9 Mixed 282 360
57.6 SusWrite 189 253
64.1% 287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 23.5 38.5
22.6 4K Write 44.9 89
1.3 4K Mixed 11 18.2
73.4% 26.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
151 DQ Read 170 183
137 DQ Write 214 278
9.5 DQ Mixed 20.6 37.2
63.2% 135 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 230 278 249 256 239 MB/s
68.1% Good
Read 431
Write 333
Mixed 322
SusWrite 253
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 18.2
84% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 37.1
82% 166 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2818E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 265 254 254 271 283 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 353
Write 379
Mixed 341
SusWrite 246
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 10.5
72% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 16.3
57% 123 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2818E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 178 179 258 315 325 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 362
Write 316
Mixed 334
SusWrite 250
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 30.2
4K Mixed 10.8
61% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 16.1
56% 120 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 158 136 123 168 75 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 339
Write 296
Mixed 273
SusWrite 149
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 15.1
68% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 37.2
72% 143 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS2227f
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 212 174 144 92 53 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 388
Write 326
Mixed 316
SusWrite 131
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 27.2
4K Mixed 8.6
57% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 14.1
61% 134 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,752,400 SSDs tested

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Typical GS256 256GB Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X455LDB

CPU
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples23x
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples1x
GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples21x
GeForce 820MNvidiaBench 4%, 9,266 samples3x
SSD
GS256 256GBBench 57%, 7 samples3x
RAM
1x4GBMicronBench 22%, 5,693 samples11x
HMT425S6AFR6A-PB Micron 6GBHynixBench 42%, 65 samples2x
D3S4GS16B8 Micron 8GBUnknownBench 47%, 8 samples2x
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