Average Bench: 175% (128th of 1072)

Based on 186 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA SWORDFISH

Outstanding average bench

The Adata SWORDFISH 1TB averaged 74.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata SWORDFISH 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 433MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,429MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SWORDFISH 1TB is 188%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata SWORDFISH 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 334MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 186 samples)
Min Avg Max
446 Read 1,429 1,942
327 Write 862 1,393
255 Mixed 760 1,225
196 SusWrite 794 1,323
214% 961 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 33 47.2
52.9 4K Write 110 182
16.6 4K Mixed 38.9 65
158% 60.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
126 DQ Read 334 654
222 DQ Write 616 1,037
194 DQ Mixed 433 817
340% 461 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
161GB free
Firmware: V9002s85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 1085 1083 1051 1066 1067 MB/s
Read 1939
Write 1,036
Mixed 926
SusWrite 1,060
276% 1,240 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 45.9
198% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 396
329% 459 MB/s
624GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S036H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 1385 1388 963 229 286 MB/s
Read 1,982
Write 1,391
Mixed 1,189
SusWrite 939
307% 1,375 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 53
177% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 621
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 818
580% 730 MB/s
900GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 1075 1077 1096 613 109 MB/s
Read 1,922
Write 1,058
Mixed 944
SusWrite 839
264% 1,190 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 41
168% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 419
355% 504 MB/s
703GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 779 785 790 783 781 MB/s
Read 1,914
Write 772
Mixed 836
SusWrite 780
238% 1,076 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 40.2
163% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 181
203% 336 MB/s
716GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 781 785 791 792 791 MB/s
Read 1930
Write 759
Mixed 830
SusWrite 784
238% 1,076 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 5.8
123% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 544
DQ Write 515
DQ Mixed 416
344% 492 MB/s
289GB free
Firmware: V9002s94
SusWrite @10s intervals: 751 745 754 773 775 775 MB/s
Read 1,908
Write 772
Mixed 823
SusWrite 762
236% 1,066 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 34.3
131% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 534
DQ Mixed 399
306% 407 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 241 157 160 166 173 MB/s
Read 1,620
Write 858
Mixed 872
SusWrite 243
198% 898 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 35.2
134% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 591
DQ Mixed 375
292% 387 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,658,177 SSDs tested

Typical SWORDFISH 1TB Builds (Compare 1,619 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B660M-A AC D4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $590

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