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TS256C 251GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 38.6% (955th of 1072)

Based on 638 user benchmarks.  Model: APPLE SSD TS256C
Poor: 24%Average: 38.6% Great: 50%

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Poor average bench

The Apple TS256C 251GB averaged 61.4% 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 Mixed IO Speed 18.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 41.4MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple TS256C 251GB is 25.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Apple TS256C 251GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 18.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 57.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 638 samples)
Rank 95538.6%
Min Avg Max
121 Read 181 215
81.9 Write 150 186
75.1 Mixed 118 175
68.2 SusWrite 150 184
33.6% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.51 4K Read 13.6 18.6
15.1 4K Write 41.4 65.3
6.5 4K Mixed 18.3 28.3
66% 24.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.5 DQ Read 18.4 21.8
22.7 DQ Write 57.6 77.9
7.57 DQ Mixed 21.5 33.1
21.3% 32.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
100GB free
Firmware: CJAA0201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 179 175 183 181 167 MB/s
46.2% Average
Read 196
Write 173
Mixed 132
SusWrite 175
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 24.5
81% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 77.7
DQ Mixed 21.7
24% 39.7 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CJAA0201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 158 175 168 164 168 MB/s
44.8% Average
Read 206
Write 184
Mixed 91.9
SusWrite 167
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 23.4
77% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 22
DQ Write 81.1
DQ Mixed 21.5
25% 41.5 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: CJAA0202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 177 179 177 179 185 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 174
Write 124
Mixed 104
SusWrite 180
33% 146 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 24.9
76% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 19.8
DQ Write 53.3
DQ Mixed 27.3
24% 33.5 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 142 165 164 167 159 MB/s
41.2% Average
Read 209
Write 162
Mixed 125
SusWrite 157
37% 163 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 20.3
69% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 18.8
DQ Write 62.4
DQ Mixed 28.3
25% 36.5 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: CJAA0201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 183 184 183 179 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 178
Write 150
Mixed 128
SusWrite 182
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 29
4K Mixed 21
64% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 19.1
DQ Write 55.2
DQ Mixed 27.7
24% 34 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 143 162 139 95 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 174
Write 170
Mixed 124
SusWrite 135
34% 150 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 40.4
4K Mixed 16.7
56% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16.3
DQ Write 54
DQ Mixed 23.9
22% 31.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,471 SSDs tested

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Typical TS256C 251GB Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: Apple iMac12,2

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples69x
Core i5-2500SIntelBench 64%, 3,031 samples25x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples16x
GPU
HD 6970MAMDBench 11%, 1,595 samples31x
Radeon HD 6700MAMDBench 6%, 1,888 samples20x
GTX 780MNvidiaBench 23%, 3,739 samples13x
SSD
TS256C 251GBAppleBench 39%, 638 samples1x
RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples24x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $197

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