Zadak

TWSG3 256GB

TWSG3 256GB
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Effective Speed +107% Effective Speed 107%Average Score +139% Read 215%, Write 214%, 4K Read 58%, 4K Write 78%, Mixed 213%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 154%Peak Score +177% Read 290%, Write 259%, 4K Read 85%, 4K Write 95%, Mixed 254%, 4K Mixed 45%, SusWrite 213%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +94% DQ Read 43%, DQ Write 207%, DQ Mixed 53%, ADQ Read 22%, ADQ Write 155%, ADQ Mixed -33%, Age 187%, AS-SSD Total 121%

Average Bench: 204% (94^th of 1071)

Based on 80 user benchmarks. Model: ZADAK TWSG3 256GB

Poor: 93%Average: 204% Great: 270%

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Outstanding average bench

The Zadak TWSG3 256GB averaged 103.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Zadak TWSG3 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 738MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,439MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Zadak TWSG3 256GB is 177%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Zadak TWSG3 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 399MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 752MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 80 samples)

Rank 94204%

Min	Avg	Max
645	Read 1,439	1,975
288	Write 1,272	1,743
332	Mixed 1,125	1,500
198	SusWrite 752	1,213
257% 1,147 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.9	4K Read 54.3	79.6
88.9	4K Write 156	238
29.3	4K Mixed 62.9	84.3
245% 91.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
90.3	DQ Read 399	526
129	DQ Write 738	1,100
75	DQ Mixed 195	506
254% 444 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IRN-User, 5 months ago.

136GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.6.C2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 1018 419 332 336 333 MB/s

225% Outstanding

Write 1,255

Mixed 1237

SusWrite 540

274% 1,232 MB/s

4K Read 57.7

4K Write 198

4K Mixed 70.2

282% 109 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 1,019

DQ Mixed 111

251% 496 MB/s

MYS-User, 5 months ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.6.C2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1070 1108 1149 1060 332 332 MB/s

222% Outstanding

Write 1,170

Mixed 1162

SusWrite 842

283% 1,272 MB/s

4K Read 51.7

4K Write 135

4K Mixed 57.7

224% 81.6 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 809

DQ Mixed 112

218% 421 MB/s

IRN-User, 4 months ago.

113GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.6.C2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 1124 983 336 335 334 MB/s

205% Outstanding

Write 1209

Mixed 1,197

SusWrite 652

276% 1,238 MB/s

4K Read 57.5

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 58.4

220% 75 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 622

DQ Mixed 156

213% 379 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 months ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 128 106 123 95 112 MB/s

85.4% Excellent

Write 273

Mixed 271

SusWrite 107

74% 336 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 29

143% 64.4 MB/s

DQ Read 90.4

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 119

111% 165 MB/s

BGD-User, 3 months ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 281 277 276 274 273 MB/s

83.7% Excellent

Write 286

Mixed 305

SusWrite 276

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 97.5

4K Mixed 28.3

122% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 90.8

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 121

113% 168 MB/s

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Gaming 97%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 98%

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Workstation 89%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560M-A

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	1,192x
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	1,124x
Core i5-11400Intel $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	1,096x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,086x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	655x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	379x

SSD
TWSG3 256GBZadakBench 204%, 80 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	441x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	308x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	282x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $438

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Zadak

TWSG3 256GB

Average Bench: 204% (94^th of 1071)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B560M-A

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TWSG3 256GB

Average Bench: 204% (94th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 204% (94^th of 1071)