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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 119% (192nd of 1071)

Based on 62 user benchmarks.  Model: TAMMUZ
Poor: 42%Average: 119% Great: 221%

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Outstanding average bench

The TAMMUZ 256GB averaged 18.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the TAMMUZ 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 452MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the TAMMUZ 256GB is 179%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the TAMMUZ 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 452MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 77.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 62 samples)
Rank 192119%
Min Avg Max
367 Read 778 2,282
227 Write 608 1,388
70.3 Mixed 532 1,587
113 SusWrite 452 906
133% 593 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 28.7 45.4
22.3 4K Write 77.4 141
1.41 4K Mixed 34.3 58
128% 46.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.7 DQ Read 452 1,015
47.6 DQ Write 332 752
3.79 DQ Mixed 278 595
239% 354 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 904 1031 1034 972 887 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 874
Write 772
Mixed 695
SusWrite 912
183% 813 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 55.5
198% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,130
DQ Write 741
DQ Mixed 592
534% 821 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 456 102 117 130 129 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 647
Write 662
Mixed 507
SusWrite 258
116% 519 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 45
159% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 775
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 518
384% 521 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 299 404 558 555 357 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 600
Write 620
Mixed 475
SusWrite 429
120% 531 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 35.2
125% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 579
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 441
333% 453 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1228BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 327 339 339 325 333 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 487
Write 340
Mixed 298
SusWrite 326
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 27.2
90% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 181
154% 221 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1228BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 328 168 170 204 335 MB/s
76.1% Very good
Read 498
Write 340
Mixed 314
SusWrite 256
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 27.7
96% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 181
155% 223 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1228BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 172 335 299 222 339 MB/s
75.5% Very good
Read 467
Write 340
Mixed 293
SusWrite 282
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 26.7
93% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 178
153% 221 MB/s
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Typical TAMMUZ 256GB Builds (Compare 5,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,188x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples420x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples792x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples307x
SSD
TAMMUZ 256GBBench 119%, 62 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples151x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples120x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $698

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