Supersonic

256 256GB

256 256GB
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Effective Speed -56%Effective Speed -56%Average Score -75%Read -13%, Write -32%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -341%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -57%Read -2%, Write -22%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -302%, SusWrite 3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -385%DQ Read -106%, DQ Write -28%, DQ Mixed -1,662%, ADQ Read -101%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -1,370%, Age 261%, AS-SSD Total -52%

Average Bench: 63.1% (767^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: SUPERSONIC 256

Poor: 49%Average: 63.1% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The Supersonic 256 256GB averaged 36.9% 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 Random Read Speed 24.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 231MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Supersonic 256 256GB is 27.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Supersonic 256 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 17.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 10.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 76763.1%

Min	Avg	Max
124	Read 406	496
144	Write 308	399
168	Mixed 296	368
82.7	SusWrite 252	398
70.6% 315 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.9	4K Read 24.7	35.2
17.2	4K Write 55.2	88.9
5.8	4K Mixed 10.2	14.5
79.7% 30 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.5	DQ Read 162	178
64.1	DQ Write 231	279
13.8	DQ Mixed 17.7	18.8
63.4% 137 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

EGY-User, 5 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 117 83 82 74 79 MB/s

67.3% Good

Write 371

Mixed 359

SusWrite 132

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 79.5

4K Mixed 13.8

113% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 146

DQ Write 237

DQ Mixed 17.4

62% 133 MB/s

DZA-User, 4 months ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 106 125 106 87 87 MB/s

67.2% Good

Write 331

Mixed 322

SusWrite 149

72% 324 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 71.6

4K Mixed 14.1

101% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 17.9

67% 144 MB/s

BGD-User, 5 months ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 87 82 94 90 97 MB/s

57.8% Above average

Write 346

Mixed 253

SusWrite 136

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 52

4K Mixed 12.2

80% 29.6 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 18

65% 141 MB/s

ARE-User, 5 months ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 140 148 69 81 82 MB/s

52.2% Above average

Write 329

Mixed 285

SusWrite 140

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 37.8

4K Mixed 10.4

67% 23.6 MB/s

DQ Read 169

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 17.4

54% 117 MB/s

PAK-User, 2 months ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: A25P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 79 37 36 21 25 MB/s

49.5% Average

Write 361

Mixed 291

SusWrite 88.9

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 33.6

4K Mixed 11.4

64% 21.9 MB/s

DQ Read 173

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 16.8

60% 132 MB/s

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

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Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	3,451x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	933x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	866x

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HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,588x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

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256 256GBSupersonicBench 63%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	724x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	708x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	283x

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Supersonic

256 256GB

Average Bench: 63.1% (767^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 63.1% (767th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 63.1% (767^th of 1072)