Vc-500

240G 256GB

240G 256GB
BENCHMARKS (20)
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -40%Read -5%, Write -27%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -124%, SusWrite -38%Peak Score -20%Read -3%, Write -19%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -89%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -153%DQ Read -64%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -577%, ADQ Read -85%, ADQ Write -31%, ADQ Mixed -598%, Age 176%, AS-SSD Total -31%

Average Bench: 68.2% (695^th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks. Model: VC-500 240G

Poor: 47%Average: 68.2% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Vc-500 240G 256GB averaged 31.8% 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 24.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 64.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Vc-500 240G 256GB is 38.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Vc-500 240G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 215MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 37.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)

Rank 69568.2%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 434	494
74.5	Write 320	407
59.5	Mixed 326	399
48.8	SusWrite 215	410
72.4% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	4K Read 24.3	35.4
25.3	4K Write 64.8	112
1	4K Mixed 20.1	30.8
96.9% 36.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26	DQ Read 176	224
42.4	DQ Write 221	320
1.6	DQ Mixed 37.3	48.9
73% 145 MB/s

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IRN-User, 11 months ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0703A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 339 367 396 401 395 MB/s

83.7% Excellent

Write 384

Mixed 366

SusWrite 363

89% 398 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 61.6

4K Mixed 25.5

107% 38.2 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 45

85% 166 MB/s

DEU-User, 9 months ago.

50GB free

Firmware: T0703A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 165 61 61 64 61 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 399

SusWrite 139

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 33.8

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 30.8

150% 58.8 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 44.6

88% 173 MB/s

IRN-User, 10 months ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0703A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 392 286 106 108 162 MB/s

82.9% Excellent

Write 388

Mixed 382

SusWrite 239

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 26.6

132% 48.7 MB/s

DQ Read 176

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 45.5

87% 170 MB/s

IRN-User, 10 months ago.

87GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0703A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 315 120 91 90 91 MB/s

47.2% Average

Write 327

Mixed 323

SusWrite 172

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 11.2

4K Write 25.3

4K Mixed 13.4

48% 16.6 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 46.1

69% 131 MB/s

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP Z230 Tower Workstation

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Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	614x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	493x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	239x

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HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	234x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	173x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	161x

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240G 256GBVc-500Bench 68%, 20 samples	1x

RAM
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	57x
HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 54%, 3,233 samples	51x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	45x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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Vc-500

240G 256GB

Average Bench: 68.2% (695^th of 1072)

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Vc-500

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Average Bench: 68.2% (695th of 1072)

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