Average Bench: 75.1% (573rd of 1072)

Based on 92 user benchmarks.  Model: Aarvex 256GB SSD

Good average bench

The Aarvex 256GB SSD 256GB averaged 24.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Aarvex 256GB SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 291MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 82.9MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Aarvex 256GB SSD 256GB is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Aarvex 256GB SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 15MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 262MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 92 samples)
Min Avg Max
299 Read 570 1,433
138 Write 457 1,225
77.5 Mixed 385 970
68.8 SusWrite 262 526
93.5% 418 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.3 4K Read 25.5 41.1
3.99 4K Write 60.1 109
2 4K Mixed 15 29.6
89.7% 33.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
97.7 DQ Read 193 374
95.9 DQ Write 291 750
0.3 DQ Mixed 82.9 372
107% 189 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1103K0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 501 356 474 649 457 MB/s
Read 1062
Write 918
Mixed 826
SusWrite 489
184% 824 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 23.3
150% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 108
158% 293 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1013A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 87 125 118 544 92 MB/s
Read 1,174
Write 971
Mixed 933
SusWrite 224
184% 826 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 25.5
118% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 448
DQ Mixed 362
281% 379 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP2818E3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 408 383 383 300 77 MB/s
Read 464
Write 429
Mixed 391
SusWrite 325
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 11.7
105% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 17.7
71% 155 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 136 137 74 83 84 MB/s
Read 478
Write 316
Mixed 305
SusWrite 127
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 13.1
101% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 14.6
60% 132 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0510A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 321 334 346 340 332 MB/s
Read 368
Write 332
Mixed 318
SusWrite 334
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 9.6
56% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 31.6
72% 144 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW210715
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 82 81 145 61 62 MB/s
Read 450
Write 191
Mixed 128
SusWrite 103
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 0.7
90% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 0.4
44% 108 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2227P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 270 327 324 191 168 MB/s
Read 366
Write 352
Mixed 315
SusWrite 256
73% 322 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 8.1
58% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 16.5
61% 132 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0514A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 130 60 35 39 59 MB/s
Read 482
Write 345
Mixed 330
SusWrite 71.7
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 17.9
77% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 28.5
62% 124 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,815,651 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Intel H61

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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