RX7

M.2 256GB

M.2 256GB
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Effective Speed -52%Effective Speed -52%Average Score -61%Read -10%, Write -24%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -37%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -272%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -5%Read -0%, Write -2%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -140%DQ Read -86%, DQ Write -19%, DQ Mixed -155%, ADQ Read -133%, ADQ Write -28%, ADQ Mixed -886%, Age 215%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 64.9% (742^nd of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: RX7 M.2 256GB

Poor: 48%Average: 64.9% Great: 95%

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Above average average bench

The RX7 M.2 256GB averaged 35.1% 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 Random Read Speed 24.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 226MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the RX7 M.2 256GB is 47.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the RX7 M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 74264.9%

Min	Avg	Max
297	Read 414	506
11.7	Write 326	475
21.8	Mixed 285	405
81.1	SusWrite 250	460
71.3% 319 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
2	4K Read 24.7	42.9
8.6	4K Write 64.1	129
4.8	4K Mixed 12.1	37.9
86.8% 33.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
67	DQ Read 140	197
8.4	DQ Write 226	302
6.4	DQ Mixed 26.4	130
64.1% 131 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

95GB free

Firmware: 2201XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 367 373 385 397 319 MB/s

79.5% Very good

Write 346

Mixed 336

SusWrite 362

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 22.7

4K Write 64.7

4K Mixed 31.3

109% 39.6 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 187

143% 190 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP2818D4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 417 420 381 83 144 MB/s

78% Very good

Write 438

Mixed 376

SusWrite 308

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 84.5

4K Mixed 11.9

106% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 171

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 15.3

69% 151 MB/s

IDN-User, 5 months ago.

193GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS1104J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 272 315 325 344 115 MB/s

65.5% Good

Write 387

Mixed 329

SusWrite 268

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 10.8

84% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 15.7

61% 131 MB/s

IDN-User, 5 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS1104J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 260 227 252 154 130 MB/s

60.5% Good

Write 366

Mixed 336

SusWrite 209

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 40.1

4K Mixed 11.2

82% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 16

64% 137 MB/s

IDN-User, 6 hrs ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2818E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 328 356 351 216 104 MB/s

49.4% Average

Write 336

Mixed 307

SusWrite 279

72% 318 MB/s

4K Read 13.3

4K Write 25.8

4K Mixed 6.4

42% 15.2 MB/s

DQ Read 158

DQ Write 128

DQ Mixed 20.5

49% 102 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0315A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 286 321 53 119 131 MB/s

47.3% Average

Write 365

Mixed 321

SusWrite 211

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 13.3

4K Mixed 11.5

49% 14.3 MB/s

DQ Read 91.9

DQ Write 15.7

DQ Mixed 15.3

21% 41 MB/s

IDN-User, 1 month ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0315A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 331 341 50 89 132 MB/s

41% Average

Write 341

Mixed 318

SusWrite 211

72% 321 MB/s

4K Read 8.8

4K Write 13.8

4K Mixed 8

31% 10.2 MB/s

DQ Read 81.2

DQ Write 13.9

DQ Mixed 14.5

19% 36.5 MB/s

IDN-User, 5 months ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227N

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 223 248 229 190 MB/s

32.1% Below average

Write 311

Mixed 174

SusWrite 213

58% 258 MB/s

4K Read 5.4

4K Write 5.7

4K Mixed 5.6

18% 5.57 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,972x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,002x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	989x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,012x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	709x

SSD
M.2 256GBRX7Bench 65%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	603x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	586x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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