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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 68.3% (695th of 1072)

Based on 73 user benchmarks.  Model: SSDAS256
Poor: 47%Average: 68.3% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The SSDAS256 256GB averaged 31.7% 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-64Thread Write Speed 287MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 64.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSDAS256 256GB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSDAS256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 119MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 264MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 73 samples)
Rank 69568.3%
Min Avg Max
314 Read 418 487
272 Write 358 419
124 Mixed 317 380
82.2 SusWrite 264 417
76.1% 339 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.4 4K Read 20.8 27.7
26.9 4K Write 64.1 93.7
1.1 4K Mixed 18.5 33.2
89.1% 34.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
89 DQ Read 119 162
100 DQ Write 287 334
1.26 DQ Mixed 61.2 219
87.2% 156 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1211A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 130 37 56 58 52 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 495
Write 400
Mixed 365
SusWrite 86.6
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 21.5
106% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 32.2
80% 159 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1211A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 108 58 54 45 52 MB/s
63.5% Good
Read 486
Write 390
Mixed 370
SusWrite 84.5
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 20.5
98% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 30.9
78% 157 MB/s
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0406B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 239 290 264 204 205 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 397
Write 295
Mixed 300
SusWrite 246
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 15.1
65% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 80.4
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 33.1
68% 130 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1211A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 278 308 286 271 111 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 314
Write 253
Mixed 263
SusWrite 257
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 41.9
4K Mixed 10.7
50% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 30.3
61% 119 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R024W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 214 241 150 90 115 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 286
Write 166
Mixed 277
SusWrite 169
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 9.9
32% 11.3 MB/s
DQ Read 83.6
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 157
111% 137 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,803,104 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDAS256 256GB Builds (Compare 5,412 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples2,466x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,466x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples797x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples1,922x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples726x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples489x
SSD
SSDAS256 256GBBench 68%, 73 samples1x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples64x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples57x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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