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NVME EVM 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 154% (149th of 1071)

Based on 313 user benchmarks.  Model: 256GB NVME EVM
Poor: 72%Average: 154% Great: 226%

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Outstanding average bench

The 256gb NVME EVM 256GB averaged 54.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 256gb NVME EVM 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 361MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,348MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 256gb NVME EVM 256GB is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 256gb NVME EVM 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 518MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 313 samples)
Rank 149154%
Min Avg Max
512 Read 1,348 2,189
300 Write 938 1,376
309 Mixed 831 1,269
184 SusWrite 518 1,071
202% 909 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 4K Read 44.3 60.2
21.9 4K Write 109 210
8.52 4K Mixed 29.3 72.2
162% 60.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
178 DQ Read 406 706
81.7 DQ Write 565 1,020
86.2 DQ Mixed 361 591
308% 444 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220902a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1219 721 308 310 315 263 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 2,274
Write 1,275
Mixed 1,324
SusWrite 523
299% 1,349 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 90.2
327% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 973
DQ Mixed 577
480% 673 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220902a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 942 260 184 138 137 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,296
Write 1,143
Mixed 1,073
SusWrite 464
222% 994 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 51.1
171% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 467
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 589
447% 592 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0513A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1090 225 493 164 191 168 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1,580
Write 1,275
Mixed 990
SusWrite 388
236% 1,058 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 27.9
157% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 429
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 406
343% 491 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0914A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 338 140 131 106 130 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 1,755
Write 778
Mixed 954
SusWrite 188
202% 919 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 24.5
158% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 573
DQ Mixed 43.3
148% 316 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0828A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 229 143 143 132 135 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1596
Write 1,033
Mixed 933
SusWrite 222
210% 946 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 19.5
140% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 693
DQ Write 582
DQ Mixed 481
403% 585 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0513A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 108 279 118 134 112 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 1,400
Write 1,256
Mixed 982
SusWrite 207
214% 961 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 22.7
110% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 303
216% 279 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 902a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 225 120 82 66 42 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 649
Write 287
Mixed 758
SusWrite 130
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 17.9
4K Mixed 15.4
54% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 80.3
DQ Mixed 95.2
74% 104 MB/s
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Typical NVME EVM 256GB Builds (Compare 4,697 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M H V3

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,345x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples1,030x
Core i5-10400Intel  $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples588x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples612x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples440x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples346x
SSD
NVME EVM 256GB256gbBench 154%, 313 samples1x
RAM
KF2666C16D4/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 8,345 samples112x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples102x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples99x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $98

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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