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256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB

256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB
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Effective Speed +64% Effective Speed 64%Average Score +71% Read 229%, Write 119%, 4K Read 34%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 121%, 4K Mixed -92%, SusWrite 49%Peak Score +120% Read 338%, Write 153%, 4K Read 40%, 4K Write 71%, Mixed 163%, 4K Mixed -73%, SusWrite 144%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +129% DQ Read 154%, DQ Write 198%, DQ Mixed 77%, ADQ Read 75%, ADQ Write 117%, ADQ Mixed 35%, Age 213%, AS-SSD Total 158%

Average Bench: 161% (143^rd of 1072)

Based on 26 user benchmarks. Model: MicroFrom 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD

Poor: 105%Average: 161% Great: 231%

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Outstanding average bench

The Microfrom 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB averaged 61.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Microfrom 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 352MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,505MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Microfrom 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB is 126%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Microfrom 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 23.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 442MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)

Rank 143161%

Min	Avg	Max
605	Read 1,505	2,220
94.3	Write 888	1,228
137	Mixed 795	1,115
160	SusWrite 442	945
201% 908 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.7	4K Read 46.1	60
33.9	4K Write 122	209
6.7	4K Mixed 23.4	33.7
164% 63.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
46.6	DQ Read 572	933
37.3	DQ Write 626	1069
25.3	DQ Mixed 352	587
333% 517 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SRB-User, 3 months ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN12221 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1968 180 150 142 127 129 MB/s

258% Outstanding

Write 2,049

Mixed 1,430

SusWrite 449

327% 1,459 MB/s

4K Read 58

4K Write 191

4K Mixed 90.6

305% 113 MB/s

DQ Read 1,557

DQ Write 1,112

DQ Mixed 623

658% 1,098 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: U0618A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 1203 1207 1223 1228 463 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 1,192

Mixed 1,062

SusWrite 1,077

286% 1,281 MB/s

4K Read 42.5

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 26.2

158% 60.4 MB/s

DQ Read 508

DQ Write 635

DQ Mixed 439

368% 528 MB/s

BRA-User, 25 days ago.

89GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1013A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 343 251 286 414 229 MB/s

150% Outstanding

Write 20.9

Mixed 180

SusWrite 277

142% 669 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 64.8

4K Mixed 23.3

110% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 112

131% 228 MB/s

MEX-User, 5 months ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0530B3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 195 207 143 204 205 MB/s

147% Outstanding

Write 1,098

Mixed 910

SusWrite 255

216% 976 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 31.6

136% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 418

DQ Write 706

DQ Mixed 421

359% 515 MB/s

AUS-User, 5 months ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0530B3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 631 747 655 497 193 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 919

Mixed 528

SusWrite 561

186% 840 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 59.5

4K Mixed 21.3

101% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 340

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 286

212% 283 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Extreme4 - $170

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	627x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	173x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	92x

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GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	125x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	109x

SSD
256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GBMicrofromBench 161%, 26 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	60x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	48x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $843

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Microfrom

256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB

Average Bench: 161% (143^rd of 1072)

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256GB M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB

Average Bench: 161% (143rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 161% (143^rd of 1072)