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256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 74.1% (599th of 1080)

Based on 166 user benchmarks.  Model: WALRAM 256GB
Poor: 36%Average: 74.1% Great: 176%

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Good average bench

The Walram 256GB 256GB averaged 25.8% 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 26.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 238MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Walram 256GB 256GB is 139%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Walram 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 14.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 160MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 166 samples)
Rank 59974.1%
Min Avg Max
293 Read 511 1,456
114 Write 395 1,075
61.3 Mixed 352 946
67 SusWrite 312 998
87.9% 392 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.4 4K Read 26.1 40.3
10.6 4K Write 60.8 118
2.58 4K Mixed 14.2 34.4
90% 33.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.3 DQ Read 160 368
60.8 DQ Write 238 437
12.7 DQ Mixed 65.5 341
86.9% 154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0523B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 315 95 103 97 96 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 1,905
Write 786
Mixed 858
SusWrite 248
208% 949 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 23.7
150% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 593
DQ Write 731
DQ Mixed 391
370% 572 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0303B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 406 415 423 191 87 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 486
Write 441
Mixed 400
SusWrite 316
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 22.5
130% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 32.9
80% 161 MB/s
162GB free
Firmware: HPS2227P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 418 399 355 76 75 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 494
Write 444
Mixed 381
SusWrite 289
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 14.5
136% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 17.6
67% 145 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 666
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 347 375 112 97 69 MB/s
62.7% Good
Read 408
Write 338
Mixed 326
SusWrite 222
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 15.7
79% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 35.1
77% 153 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0324A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 60 138 101 151 136 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 448
Write 348
Mixed 343
SusWrite 153
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 17.5
70% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 38.3
70% 137 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,320,932 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Intel X79

CPU
Xeon E5-2689 0IntelBench 71%, 6,987 samples341x
Xeon E5-2650 v2IntelBench 67%, 5,123 samples273x
Xeon E5-2640 0IntelBench 65%, 3,274 samples147x
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RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples128x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples115x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples111x
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256GB 256GBWalramBench 74%, 166 samples1x
RAM
M393B5170GB0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 1,540 samples128x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 1,683 samples64x
HMT151R7BFR4C 4x4GBHynixBench 67%, 393 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $130

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