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SD256E 251GB

SD256E 251GB
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Effective Speed -56%Effective Speed -56%Average Score -73%Read -11%, Write -26%, 4K Read -127%, 4K Write -121%, Mixed -58%, 4K Mixed -183%, SusWrite 14%Peak Score -40%Read -11%, Write -31%, 4K Read -69%, 4K Write -46%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -101%, SusWrite -2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -84%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -107%, DQ Mixed -110%, ADQ Read -59%, ADQ Write -126%, ADQ Mixed -181%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -45%

Average Bench: 63.1% (767^th of 1072)

Based on 209 user benchmarks. Model: APPLE SSD SD256E

Poor: 49%Average: 63.1% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Apple SD256E 251GB averaged 36.8% 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 92.6MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 411MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SD256E 251GB is 35.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple SD256E 251GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 227MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 128MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 209 samples)

Rank 76763.1%

Min	Avg	Max
344	Read 411	457
236	Write 322	369
144	Mixed 227	358
240	SusWrite 337	379
72.6% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.1	4K Read 15.1	25.4
19.8	4K Write 39.7	83.9
6.74	4K Mixed 15.9	29
64.3% 23.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.7	DQ Read 205	298
20.6	DQ Write 128	173
6.26	DQ Mixed 92.6	158
88.9% 142 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 3 months ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1021AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 336 352 337 326 325 MB/s

73.6% Very good

Write 339

Mixed 218

SusWrite 327

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 49

4K Mixed 24.5

90% 31.7 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 150

DQ Mixed 116

113% 184 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 360 364 361 370 362 MB/s

69.6% Good

Write 332

Mixed 165

SusWrite 362

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 17

4K Write 35.5

4K Mixed 18.1

68% 23.5 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 142

125% 192 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 month ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1021AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 330 306 256 262 280 MB/s

62.5% Good

Write 277

Mixed 148

SusWrite 295

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 15

4K Write 30.6

4K Mixed 18.4

62% 21.3 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 146

124% 186 MB/s

FIN-User, 5 months ago.

31GB free

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 146 142 140 147 133 MB/s

60.7% Good

Write 287

Mixed 144

SusWrite 148

54% 242 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 22.4

91% 33.2 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 143

119% 175 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1021AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 272 198 199 171 147 MB/s

59.2% Above average

Write 341

Mixed 165

SusWrite 214

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 40.9

4K Mixed 18.8

67% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 137

117% 177 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Apple MacBookPro10,1

CPU
Core i7-3615QMIntelBench 62%, 2,657 samples	55x
Core i7-3720QMIntel $100Bench 65%, 9,911 samples	42x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	39x

GPU
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
SD256E 251GBAppleBench 63%, 209 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	87x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	83x

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Average Bench: 63.1% (767^th of 1072)