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R5SL256G 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 72.2% (627th of 1072)

Based on 137 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD R5SL256G
Poor: 40%Average: 72.2% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The AMD R5SL256G 256GB averaged 27.8% 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 Random Read Speed 27.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 267MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD R5SL256G 256GB is 59.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AMD R5SL256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 36.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 229MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 137 samples)
Rank 62772.2%
Min Avg Max
300 Read 436 509
234 Write 365 449
35.5 Mixed 327 422
71.4 SusWrite 229 433
76% 339 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 4K Read 27.3 42.4
16.5 4K Write 74.3 119
0.4 4K Mixed 20.9 33.8
107% 40.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
56.8 DQ Read 145 245
67.6 DQ Write 267 346
0.4 DQ Mixed 36.3 53.3
75.6% 149 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
158GB free
Firmware: W0818A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 407 399 398 406 401 MB/s
95% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 397
Mixed 385
SusWrite 402
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 26.2
141% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 47.6
94% 182 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1021A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 104 89 54 52 52 MB/s
92.3% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 452
Mixed 423
SusWrite 114
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 36.1
179% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 53.4
102% 198 MB/s
68GB free
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 343 339 276 17 17 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 472
Write 351
Mixed 365
SusWrite 223
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 25.6
132% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 36.8
82% 161 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0929A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 5.5 6.1 7.4 7 167 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 457
Write 384
Mixed 363
SusWrite 54.2
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 26.2
132% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 41.5
84% 168 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1220B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 328 336 322 131 99 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 453
Write 380
Mixed 367
SusWrite 256
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 17.5
74% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 50.8
90% 178 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,778,129 SSDs tested

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Typical R5SL256G 256GB Builds (Compare 1,226 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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Motherboard: Asrock H310M-HDV - $60

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples322x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples317x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples195x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples174x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples119x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples102x
SSD
R5SL256G 256GBAMDBench 72%, 137 samples1x
RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 17,908 samples46x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples35x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $250

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