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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 72.3% (624th of 1071)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: SWR256G-201II
Poor: 46%Average: 72.3% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The SWR256G-201II 256GB averaged 27.7% 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 Mixed IO Speed 170MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SWR256G-201II 256GB is 41.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SWR256G-201II 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 136MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 276MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 62472.3%
Min Avg Max
62.3 Read 412 494
79.1 Write 276 445
26.8 Mixed 302 382
45.9 SusWrite 136 186
62.8% 282 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3 4K Read 30.1 39.9
0.1 4K Write 67.6 96
0 4K Mixed 29.3 38.3
119% 42.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
131 DQ Read 247 268
79.7 DQ Write 274 328
38 DQ Mixed 170 202
153% 230 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
121GB free
Firmware: SBFMP1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 327 90 89 91 90 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 466
Write 318
Mixed 333
SusWrite 176
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 32.7
134% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 185
165% 246 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMP1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 203 68 75 79 79 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 240
Write 311
Mixed 275
SusWrite 121
54% 237 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 21.2
4K Mixed 11.6
51% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 168
143% 208 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMP1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 169 127 56 85 33 MB/s
41% Average
Read 454
Write 259
Mixed 273
SusWrite 116
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 17.3
37% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 55.2
DQ Write 94.5
DQ Mixed 174
104% 108 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 47 36 62 35 63 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 384
Write 332
Mixed 312
SusWrite 62
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 19.8
4K Mixed 1.2
61% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 19.4
DQ Mixed 42.1
38% 60.4 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMP1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 128 132 63 85 24 MB/s
37.2% Below average
Read 448
Write 339
Mixed 196
SusWrite 103
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 12.7
33% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 45.1
DQ Write 54.2
DQ Mixed 116
69% 71.8 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,893,326 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 96%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 88%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560M-A

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples1,192x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,124x
Core i5-11400Intel  $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples1,096x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,086x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples655x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples379x
SSD
SWR256G-201II 256GBBench 72%, 50 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples441x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples308x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples282x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $438

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