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SSD-MST-256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 64.7% (746th of 1074)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD-MST-256
Poor: 48%Average: 64.7% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The SSD-MST-256 256GB averaged 35.2% 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 304MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 412MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD-MST-256 256GB is 32.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SSD-MST-256 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 137MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 41.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 74664.7%
Min Avg Max
291 Read 412 458
285 Write 358 396
184 Mixed 311 359
132 SusWrite 264 395
75.5% 336 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.9 4K Read 16.4 21.3
29.9 4K Write 45.1 60.6
12.7 4K Mixed 19 21.7
73% 26.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
114 DQ Read 137 162
223 DQ Write 304 330
23.6 DQ Mixed 41.7 46.7
82.7% 161 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 360 379 369 333 227 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 448
Write 383
Mixed 343
SusWrite 342
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 19.6
71% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 23.6
76% 158 MB/s
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1120A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 101 274 36 253 144 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 458
Write 394
Mixed 352
SusWrite 197
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 21.7
86% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 44.2
86% 165 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 338 316 324 318 315 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 372
Write 303
Mixed 275
SusWrite 326
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 17.5
67% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 44.3
80% 151 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1120A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 262 126 162 217 71 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 452
Write 396
Mixed 353
SusWrite 193
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 20.8
66% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 46.7
76% 144 MB/s
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1120A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 16 266 105 183 205 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 444
Write 389
Mixed 346
SusWrite 188
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 17.7
74% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 40.5
56% 102 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 189 30 176 100 75 MB/s
47.5% Average
Read 291
Write 285
Mixed 184
SusWrite 132
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 12.7
57% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 45.9
90% 175 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,950,234 SSDs tested

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Typical SSD-MST-256 256GB Builds (Compare 301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware M14xR2

CPU
Core i7-3630QMIntel  $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples119x
Core i7-3610QMIntel  $300Bench 62%, 38,575 samples83x
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples35x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples193x
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples104x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples2x
SSD
SSD-MST-256 256GBBench 65%, 6 samples1x
RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 2x4GBNanyaBench 51%, 5,366 samples19x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples15x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 25,458 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420

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