Average Bench: 91.4% (312th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: CVB-CD256

Excellent average bench

The CVB-CD256 256GB averaged just 8.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CVB-CD256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 189MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.2MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CVB-CD256 256GB is 26.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the CVB-CD256 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 280MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 338MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Min Avg Max
364 Read 448 500
305 Write 356 459
278 Mixed 338 438
132 SusWrite 280 314
79.7% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.3 4K Read 30.3 40.9
41.8 4K Write 75 96.7
28.7 4K Mixed 40.2 51.7
137% 48.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
286 DQ Read 323 383
276 DQ Write 297 350
129 DQ Mixed 189 210
175% 270 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E180901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 310 300 308 314 314 MB/s
Read 498
Write 459
Mixed 438
SusWrite 309
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 51
166% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 210
195% 303 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E180901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 293 303 310 310 313 MB/s
Read 473
Write 322
Mixed 284
SusWrite 302
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 40.4
144% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 182
165% 252 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E180901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 288 305 312 313 248 MB/s
Read 480
Write 309
Mixed 278
SusWrite 276
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 40.3
137% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 202
178% 264 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E180901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 301 308 310 310 305 MB/s
Read 376
Write 324
Mixed 329
SusWrite 300
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 41.2
133% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 197
178% 271 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E180901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 188 259 275 271 306 MB/s
Read 372
Write 352
Mixed 348
SusWrite 259
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 40.1
123% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 129
146% 247 MB/s
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E180901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 234 282 271 276 273 MB/s
Read 364
Write 329
Mixed 325
SusWrite 261
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 35.1
116% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 130
141% 235 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,788,987 SSDs tested

Typical CVB-CD256 256GB Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Positivo D3200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $145

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