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SATA SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 54.8% (863rd of 1080)

Based on 68 user benchmarks.  Model: 2.5 SATA SSD
Poor: 42%Average: 54.8% Great: 83%

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Average average bench

The 2.5 SATA SSD 256GB averaged 45.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 92.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2.5 SATA SSD 256GB is 40.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 2.5 SATA SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 80.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 174MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)
Rank 86354.8%
Min Avg Max
289 Read 339 434
106 Write 196 406
133 Mixed 209 353
79.7 SusWrite 174 216
51.1% 229 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.3 4K Read 26.6 34.1
18.4 4K Write 40.5 73.9
8.84 4K Mixed 21 35.5
88.7% 29.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.5 DQ Read 80.7 257
30 DQ Write 93.9 327
25.3 DQ Mixed 92.9 207
68.4% 89.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: HAFEB1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 167 164 168 168 169 MB/s
82.7% Excellent
Read 384
Write 392
Mixed 318
SusWrite 195
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 35.4
136% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 210
186% 276 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HAFEB1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 152 172 178 170 172 MB/s
60% Above average
Read 372
Write 196
Mixed 202
SusWrite 170
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 40.6
4K Mixed 22.1
90% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 54.9
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 204
147% 181 MB/s
87GB free
Firmware: HAFEB1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 167 164 167 165 164 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 333
Write 203
Mixed 205
SusWrite 196
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 23.7
98% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 51.1
DQ Write 54.7
DQ Mixed 94.7
60% 66.8 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HAFEB1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 171 163 175 177 174 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 316
Write 207
Mixed 206
SusWrite 187
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 33.6
4K Mixed 19.1
75% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 59
DQ Write 61.7
DQ Mixed 166
96% 95.5 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HAFEB1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 178 167 317 183 178 MB/s
47.4% Average
Read 286
Write 108
Mixed 170
SusWrite 220
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 12
71% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 41.2
DQ Write 43.6
DQ Mixed 38.7
30% 41.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,042,298 SSDs tested

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Gaming 13%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision T3600

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples1,112x
Xeon E5-1650 0Intel  $230Bench 73%, 10,189 samples462x
Xeon E5-1603 0IntelBench 60%, 3,589 samples245x
GPU
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples174x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples141x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples118x
SSD
SATA SSD 256GB2.5Bench 55%, 68 samples1x
RAM
M393B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsung-00CEBench 85%, 1,049 samples149x
HMT351R7CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynix-00ADBench 83%, 808 samples135x
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 4x8GBHynix-00ADBench 78%, 761 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $345

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