NS256GSSD530 256GB

NS256GSSD530 256GB
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Effective Speed +87% Effective Speed 87%Average Score +101% Read 286%, Write 150%, 4K Read 36%, 4K Write 54%, Mixed 158%, 4K Mixed -77%, SusWrite 96%Peak Score +121% Read 343%, Write 156%, 4K Read 40%, 4K Write 56%, Mixed 154%, 4K Mixed -79%, SusWrite 177%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +113% DQ Read 94%, DQ Write 160%, DQ Mixed 46%, ADQ Read 75%, ADQ Write 133%, ADQ Mixed 54%, Age 226%, AS-SSD Total 119%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 184% (115^th of 1072)

Based on 27 user benchmarks. Model: NS256GSSD530

Poor: 100%Average: 184% Great: 242%

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Outstanding average bench

The NS256GSSD530 256GB averaged 84.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the NS256GSSD530 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 400MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,767MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the NS256GSSD530 256GB is 141%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the NS256GSSD530 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 25.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 581MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)

Rank 115184%

Min	Avg	Max
626	Read 1,767	2,247
454	Write 1,015	1,241
522	Mixed 925	1,076
212	SusWrite 581	1,073
238% 1,072 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.4	4K Read 46.8	60.2
38.4	4K Write 135	191
16.1	4K Mixed 25.4	32.6
175% 69 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
301	DQ Read 570	711
124	DQ Write 673	932
39.7	DQ Mixed 400	483
363% 548 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FIN-User, 1 month ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0323A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 921 245 388 278 282 MB/s

173% Outstanding

Write 1,082

Mixed 1,019

SusWrite 530

249% 1,121 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 84.9

4K Mixed 24.2

138% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 497

DQ Write 670

DQ Mixed 437

371% 535 MB/s

IND-User, 6 months ago.

207GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 738 685 794 819 817 MB/s

144% Outstanding

Write 818

Mixed 754

SusWrite 762

198% 886 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 77.2

4K Mixed 21.7

120% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 376

262% 329 MB/s

CZE-User, 5 months ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0514A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 292 206 145 71 97 MB/s

83.1% Excellent

Write 129

Mixed 567

SusWrite 188

97% 443 MB/s

4K Read 9.5

4K Write 68.6

4K Mixed 17.5

73% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 470

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 160

158% 262 MB/s

ESP-User, 7 months ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0323A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 362 339 313 173 204 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 687

Mixed 693

SusWrite 320

130% 577 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 33.8

4K Mixed 15.3

71% 23.8 MB/s

DQ Read 104

DQ Write 83.2

DQ Mixed 93.2

70% 93.3 MB/s

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

System: Gmktec NucBox2

CPU
Core i5-8279UIntelBench 74%, 740 samples	27x

GPU
Iris Plus Graphics 655IntelBench 9%, 8,316 samples	27x

SSD
NS256GSSD530 256GBBench 184%, 27 samples	16x

RAM
SKIHOTAR-8GB-2666 1x8GBUnknownBench 42%, 351 samples	7x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	5x
WPBH26D416SXA-8G 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 33 samples	3x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

NS256GSSD530 256GB

Average Bench: 184% (115^th of 1072)

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NS256GSSD530 256GB

Average Bench: 184% (115th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 184% (115^th of 1072)