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EX900 Plus 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 176% (126th of 1072)

Based on 109 user benchmarks.  Model: HP SSD EX900 Plus 256GB
Poor: 80%Average: 176% Great: 255%

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Outstanding average bench

The HP EX900 Plus 256GB averaged 75.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HP EX900 Plus 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 218MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 593MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HP EX900 Plus 256GB is 175%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the HP EX900 Plus 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 634MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 109MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 109 samples)
Rank 126176%
Min Avg Max
594 Read 1,260 1,773
260 Write 1,029 1,570
266 Mixed 1,001 1,469
134 SusWrite 634 1117
220% 981 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.4 4K Read 48.4 69.4
22.8 4K Write 109 184
16.8 4K Mixed 48.7 69.6
193% 68.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
352 DQ Read 668 884
141 DQ Write 593 1,105
116 DQ Mixed 218 261
276% 493 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.4.8.67
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 382 320 316 314 292 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1,709
Write 1,282
Mixed 908
SusWrite 343
235% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 68.4
274% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 1,027
DQ Mixed 248
369% 683 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.4.7.61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 263 274 248 238 246 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 1,169
Mixed 1,105
SusWrite 284
231% 1,037 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 47.8
189% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 758
DQ Write 1,025
DQ Mixed 257
371% 680 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.4.8.64
SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 819 1134 976 888 895 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 821
Write 1,100
Mixed 846
SusWrite 906
208% 918 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 27.1
145% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 393
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 219
196% 298 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.4.8.56
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 280 282 297 276 262 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 851
Write 335
Mixed 381
SusWrite 283
102% 462 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 42.8
186% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 445
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 208
196% 310 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.4.8.56
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 257 180 250 216 214 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 532
Write 334
Mixed 330
SusWrite 229
79% 357 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 26.9
122% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 443
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 204
202% 325 MB/s
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Typical EX900 Plus 256GB Builds (Compare 20,196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 141%
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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples2,285x
Core i7-10700KFIntel  $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples1,466x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,564x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,702x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,629x
SSD
EX900 Plus 256GBHPBench 176%, 109 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples565x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $829

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