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256GB SSD 256GB

256GB SSD 256GB
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Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average Score -22%Read 43%, Write 5%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed -176%, SusWrite 1%Peak Score +73% Read 223%, Write 103%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write 54%, Mixed 116%, 4K Mixed -86%, SusWrite 83%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +63% DQ Read 83%, DQ Write 169%, DQ Mixed 30%, ADQ Read -29%, ADQ Write 18%, ADQ Mixed -120%, Age 248%, AS-SSD Total 107%

Average Bench: 87.8% (360^th of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks. Model: UL 256GB SSD

Poor: 48%Average: 87.8% Great: 179%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The UL 256GB SSD 256GB averaged just 12.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the UL 256GB SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 118MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 340MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the UL 256GB SSD 256GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the UL 256GB SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 16.3MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 298MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)

Rank 36087.8%

Min	Avg	Max
255	Read 655	1,635
30.4	Write 425	982
8.2	Mixed 398	914
43.6	SusWrite 298	708
98.9% 444 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
5.5	4K Read 29.6	50.9
14.3	4K Write 73.7	189
3.4	4K Mixed 16.3	31.4
105% 39.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
61.8	DQ Read 252	670
36.9	DQ Write 340	962
7.8	DQ Mixed 118	431
139% 237 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

LKA-User, 5 months ago.

0GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200916

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 323 261 247 225 203 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 382

Mixed 336

SusWrite 272

83% 371 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 11.5

121% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 257

DQ Mixed 18.5

62% 131 MB/s

NPL-User, 9 months ago.

101GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G54

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 380 382 419 400 51 MB/s

77.6% Very good

Write 392

Mixed 328

SusWrite 320

80% 353 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 65

4K Mixed 31.4

110% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 119

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 187

149% 201 MB/s

NPL-User, 3 months ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G54

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 374 381 347 316 298 MB/s

75.3% Very good

Write 379

Mixed 342

SusWrite 347

82% 362 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 52.6

4K Mixed 28.8

97% 34.3 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 192

146% 193 MB/s

NPL-User, 6 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R024T

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 177 171 190 170 186 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 410

Mixed 350

SusWrite 186

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 32.6

118% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 189

159% 226 MB/s

NPL-User, 6 months ago.

167GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW201105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 261 162 321 328 64 MB/s

63.5% Good

Write 250

Mixed 321

SusWrite 235

69% 311 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 48

4K Mixed 11.8

77% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 169

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 17.8

69% 150 MB/s

NPL-User, 7 months ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200326

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 325 357 207 355 146 MB/s

62.6% Good

Write 396

Mixed 324

SusWrite 280

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 19.4

4K Write 43.5

4K Mixed 9.9

65% 24.3 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 223

DQ Mixed 15.6

64% 141 MB/s

NPL-User, 4 days ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R024T

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 131 95 101 62 44 MB/s

48% Average

Write 351

Mixed 307

SusWrite 130

63% 279 MB/s

4K Read 13.6

4K Write 33.9

4K Mixed 21.9

67% 23.1 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 190

128% 153 MB/s

LKA-User, 2 months ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW200916

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 209 83 5.9 35 3.9 MB/s

47.5% Average

Write 221

Mixed 332

SusWrite 56.6

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 51.4

4K Mixed 11.1

82% 29.7 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 4.2

DQ Mixed 2.3

16% 40.7 MB/s

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H - $117

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	683x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	432x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	291x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	286x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	174x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x

SSD
256GB SSD 256GBULBench 88%, 31 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	63x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	56x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	49x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $301

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 87.8% (360^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 87.8% (360th of 1072)

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