YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GB

YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GB
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -52%Read 0%, Write -19%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -302%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score -62%Read -3%, Write -17%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -348%, SusWrite -5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -458%DQ Read -54%, DQ Write -51%, DQ Mixed -1,957%, ADQ Read -157%, ADQ Write -76%, ADQ Mixed -1,568%, Age 238%, AS-SSD Total -42%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 72.1% (629^th of 1074)

Based on 10 user benchmarks. Model: YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG

Poor: 52%Average: 72.1% Great: 81%

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Good average bench

The YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GB averaged 27.8% 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 Random Read Speed 32.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 66.4MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GB is 29.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 15.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)

Rank 62972.1%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 458	493
41	Write 342	414
130	Mixed 314	362
176	SusWrite 316	368
80.1% 358 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.1	4K Read 32.7	42.2
37.4	4K Write 66.4	85.8
7.3	4K Mixed 11.2	13
99.1% 36.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
63.4	DQ Read 127	238
97.3	DQ Write 164	237
14.9	DQ Mixed 15.6	16.1
47.8% 102 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200619

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 384 383 386 335 224 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 400

Mixed 352

SusWrite 345

89% 398 MB/s

4K Read 41.5

4K Write 70.3

4K Mixed 12.4

116% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 157

DQ Mixed 15.6

58% 129 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200619

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 393 397 400 392 159 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 414

Mixed 362

SusWrite 356

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 42.2

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 12.9

122% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 72.2

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 15.6

42% 84.6 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200619

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 387 391 396 395 245 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 407

Mixed 354

SusWrite 368

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 78.3

4K Mixed 13

117% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 63.4

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 15.5

40% 81.6 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200619

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 386 386 392 371 166 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 401

Mixed 357

SusWrite 348

89% 398 MB/s

4K Read 41.2

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 12.6

119% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 81.6

DQ Write 166

DQ Mixed 15.6

43% 87.8 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200619

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 392 400 399 365 121 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 412

Mixed 355

SusWrite 346

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 77.4

4K Mixed 12.9

117% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 78.7

DQ Write 160

DQ Mixed 15.6

41% 84.9 MB/s

USA-User, 21 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200619

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 255 159 163 125 76 MB/s

65.1% Good

Write 383

Mixed 330

SusWrite 176

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 9.2

92% 39.4 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 237

DQ Mixed 16.1

72% 160 MB/s

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Typical YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GB Builds (Compare 8,004 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 127%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 128%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,597x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,204x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	906x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	704x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	493x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	472x

SSD
YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GBBench 72%, 10 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	223x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	162x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $745

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

YSSDMDS-256GSQ-MG 256GB

Average Bench: 72.1% (629^th of 1074)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

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