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256G 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 132% (176th of 1072)

Based on 292 user benchmarks.  Model: walram 256G
Poor: 49%Average: 132% Great: 215%

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Outstanding average bench

The Walram 256G 256GB averaged 31.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Walram 256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,099MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Walram 256G 256GB is 166%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Walram 256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 308MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 292 samples)
Rank 176132%
Min Avg Max
352 Read 1,099 1,763
222 Write 849 1,475
190 Mixed 723 1,158
60.1 SusWrite 518 1,096
178% 797 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 4K Read 36.5 51.3
23.8 4K Write 93.1 182
7.07 4K Mixed 22 35
133% 50.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
77.1 DQ Read 308 433
79.6 DQ Write 485 985
11.8 DQ Mixed 249 418
230% 348 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: V0513A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 1350 1369 1417 825 258 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1,692
Write 1424
Mixed 1,128
SusWrite 1,092
299% 1,334 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 34.3
223% 93.7 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 965
DQ Mixed 415
397% 604 MB/s
197GB free
Firmware: V0513A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1404 1413 1420 990 195 217 MB/s
227% Outstanding
Read 1,678
Write 1,434
Mixed 1,124
SusWrite 940
290% 1,294 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 239
4K Mixed 34
246% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 1002
DQ Mixed 416
403% 617 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0513A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 630 760 621 570 576 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 1,022
Write 836
Mixed 792
SusWrite 623
184% 818 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 20.6
102% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 330
242% 318 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0513A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 358 171 193 186 179 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 990
Write 759
Mixed 644
SusWrite 226
146% 654 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 16.3
82% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 394
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 362
264% 347 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VE0R840J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 278 287 279 103 97 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 297
Write 293
Mixed 252
SusWrite 221
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 28.1
103% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 74.3
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 116
101% 144 MB/s
57GB free
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 98 26 5.4 8.8 32 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 468
Write 341
Mixed 347
SusWrite 61.3
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 23.3
100% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 87.1
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 35.6
76% 148 MB/s
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CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,019x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples957x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples906x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples486x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
256G 256GBWalramBench 132%, 292 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,365x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples488x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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