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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 62% (777th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: Virtual HD
Poor: 43%Average: 62% Great: 93%

Above average average bench

The Virtual HD 500GB averaged 37.9% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 202MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 217MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Virtual HD 500GB is 50.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Virtual HD 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 213MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 31.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 77762%
Min Avg Max
295 Read 412 541
185 Write 332 437
183 Mixed 316 477
103 SusWrite 213 350
71.2% 318 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.1 4K Read 17.7 30
9.2 4K Write 31.2 55.6
8.4 4K Mixed 22.2 38.2
71.9% 23.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
105 DQ Read 236 374
126 DQ Write 217 338
146 DQ Mixed 202 350
158% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 208 206 196 187 201 MB/s
68.5% Good
Read 447
Write 294
Mixed 183
SusWrite 205
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 37.8
4K Mixed 27.7
87% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 221
172% 235 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 276 209 172 178 180 MB/s
56.9% Above average
Read 332
Write 185
Mixed 309
SusWrite 205
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 23.9
77% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 152
115% 157 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 186 192 191 200 193 MB/s
42.8% Average
Read 393
Write 437
Mixed 322
SusWrite 192
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 8.4
28% 8.57 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 147
111% 149 MB/s

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