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V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 142% (166th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV
Poor: 86%Average: 142% Great: 188%

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Outstanding average bench

The V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV 256GB averaged 42.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 242MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,350MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV 256GB is 102%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 19.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 404MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 166142%
Min Avg Max
477 Read 1,350 1,583
55.5 Write 805 1125
16.9 Mixed 711 935
105 SusWrite 404 973
181% 818 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 40.5 56.2
13.8 4K Write 131 236
4.2 4K Mixed 19.2 29.8
155% 63.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
179 DQ Read 323 394
23.1 DQ Write 545 962
32.3 DQ Mixed 242 366
238% 370 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0914A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 552 583 678 353 226 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 994
Mixed 879
SusWrite 473
218% 984 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 23.9
160% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 625
DQ Mixed 309
283% 423 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0914A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 669 417 404 431 442 227 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1475
Write 948
Mixed 846
SusWrite 432
205% 925 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 22.9
158% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 951
DQ Mixed 311
333% 532 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0914A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 272 415 429 403 370 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,528
Write 968
Mixed 817
SusWrite 415
207% 932 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 25.8
160% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 308
314% 492 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0914A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 308 229 258 316 105 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 1,195
Write 790
Mixed 182
SusWrite 254
133% 605 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 19.4
115% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 499
DQ Mixed 39.6
135% 290 MB/s
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Typical V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV 256GB Builds (Compare 16,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,601x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,702x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,086x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,287x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples984x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples983x
SSD
V-GEN10SM21SCY256MTNV 256GBBench 142%, 50 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $413

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