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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 65.2% (740th of 1074)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: SWR256G-101IL
Poor: 37%Average: 65.2% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The SWR256G-101IL 256GB averaged 34.7% 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 157MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SWR256G-101IL 256GB is 38.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SWR256G-101IL 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 60.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 192MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 74065.2%
Min Avg Max
232 Read 376 441
186 Write 381 453
19.7 Mixed 327 380
19.4 SusWrite 60.2 88.5
64% 286 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.6 4K Read 27.6 34.2
9.2 4K Write 65.8 95.8
6.8 4K Mixed 32.1 42.4
118% 41.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.6 DQ Read 192 226
8 DQ Write 269 354
11.8 DQ Mixed 157 190
139% 206 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 32 36 37 37 34 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 384
Write 434
Mixed 385
SusWrite 51.1
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 44.3
169% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 191
172% 256 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 39 37 38 39 37 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 410
Write 443
Mixed 378
SusWrite 85.4
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 39.2
142% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 186
166% 247 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 26 27 30 32 33 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 344
Write 371
Mixed 270
SusWrite 48.4
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 25.6
95% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 181
163% 244 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 12 14 37 35 25 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 400
Write 444
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 41.4
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 14.4
68% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.8
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 17.8
14% 20.7 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 105 164 35 32 38 MB/s
34% Below average
Read 415
Write 395
Mixed 149
SusWrite 63.4
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 5.5
48% 12.4 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMJ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 177 97 34 38 39 MB/s
30.8% Below average
Read 353
Write 310
Mixed 13.9
SusWrite 65.2
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 4.8
45% 11.8 MB/s
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Typical SWR256G-101IL 256GB Builds (Compare 5,605 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples721x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples281x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples268x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples619x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples461x
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples361x
SSD
SWR256G-101IL 256GBBench 65%, 50 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples500x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples307x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples227x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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