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Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 217% (91st of 1080)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: M2 Series NVMe SSD 256G
Poor: 112%Average: 217% Great: 261%

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Outstanding average bench

The M2 Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GB averaged 117.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M2 Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,773MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 730MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M2 Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GB is 149%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the M2 Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 715MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 524MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 91217%
Min Avg Max
432 Read 1,773 4,767
32.8 Write 1,197 2,410
54.2 Mixed 1,051 1,300
16.6 SusWrite 715 1,090
264% 1,184 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 4K Read 70 515
2.1 4K Write 131 197
1.5 4K Mixed 59.7 85.2
252% 86.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
216 DQ Read 524 1,439
31.7 DQ Write 730 1,147
76.2 DQ Mixed 220 671
280% 491 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
202GB free
Firmware: SN12221 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 2013 1496 242 122 121 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1,714
Write 1,851
Mixed 896
SusWrite 714
290% 1,294 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 74.4
241% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,534
DQ Write 1,091
DQ Mixed 897
782% 1,174 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.6.C2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1148 859 1112 343 333 331 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,876
Write 1,200
Mixed 1,204
SusWrite 688
276% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 62.2
248% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 960
DQ Mixed 83.2
229% 467 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1288 576 255 274 205 130 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,470
Write 1,394
Mixed 1099
SusWrite 455
247% 1,104 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 65.5
217% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 993
DQ Write 656
DQ Mixed 668
540% 772 MB/s
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1085 1328 1225 495 261 260 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,061
Write 1,335
Mixed 1,387
SusWrite 776
258% 1,140 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 71.1
236% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 464
DQ Mixed 597
449% 606 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10660 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 954 196 118 103 102 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,715
Write 1804
Mixed 1,222
SusWrite 440
290% 1,295 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 61.8
232% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 602
DQ Write 409
DQ Mixed 476
363% 496 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10141 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 598 290 211 132 129 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,388
Write 1,457
Mixed 1082
SusWrite 452
245% 1,094 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 43.7
163% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,026
DQ Write 639
DQ Mixed 649
533% 771 MB/s
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-P - $119

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,154x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples936x
Core i7-6700Intel  $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples539x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples555x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples541x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples294x
SSD
Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GBM2Bench 217%, 49 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples131x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $567

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