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Z3_256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 61.9% (778th of 1072)

Based on 143 user benchmarks.  Model: GeIL Z3_256GB
Poor: 27%Average: 61.9% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Geil Z3_256GB 256GB averaged 38.0% 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 24.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 240MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil Z3_256GB 256GB is 64.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Geil Z3_256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 106MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 175MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 143 samples)
Rank 77861.9%
Min Avg Max
322 Read 432 509
53.9 Write 333 438
10.5 Mixed 273 420
22.4 SusWrite 175 414
67.7% 303 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.26 4K Read 24.3 34.3
1.88 4K Write 65.5 116
0.22 4K Mixed 15.8 33.8
91.8% 35.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
56 DQ Read 106 242
18.9 DQ Write 240 339
0.4 DQ Mixed 41 185
69% 129 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
184GB free
Firmware: U0105A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 384 379 387 386 387 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 497
Write 382
Mixed 389
SusWrite 381
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 20.7
118% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 32.4
76% 152 MB/s
184GB free
Firmware: U0105A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 384 381 381 383 385 MB/s
85.2% Excellent
Read 491
Write 379
Mixed 384
SusWrite 382
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 21.1
112% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 32.4
76% 150 MB/s
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 405 403 289 156 18 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 487
Write 400
Mixed 383
SusWrite 278
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 17.2
102% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 79.1
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 30
74% 145 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 11 3.2 9.8 82 18 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 477
Write 374
Mixed 372
SusWrite 36.2
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 20.9
99% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 72.7
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 38.4
70% 131 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 50 29 32 28 28 MB/s
28.4% Poor
Read 418
Write 237
Mixed 11
SusWrite 32.7
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.3
37% 9.43 MB/s
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING - $200

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples728x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples184x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples117x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples222x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples129x
SSD
Z3_256GB 256GBGeilBench 62%, 143 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples55x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $873

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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