NX-256 256GB

NX-256 256GB
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Effective Speed +94% Effective Speed 94%Average Score +124% Read 264%, Write 205%, 4K Read 42%, 4K Write 30%, Mixed 203%, 4K Mixed 38%, SusWrite 88%Peak Score +174% Read 358%, Write 319%, 4K Read 58%, 4K Write 84%, Mixed 229%, 4K Mixed 57%, SusWrite 113%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +155% DQ Read 210%, DQ Write 207%, DQ Mixed 88%, ADQ Read 51%, ADQ Write 103%, ADQ Mixed 96%, Age 291%, AS-SSD Total 198%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 191% (106^th of 1072)

Based on 331 user benchmarks. Model: NX-256

Poor: 111%Average: 191% Great: 270%

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Outstanding average bench

The NX-256 256GB averaged 90.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the NX-256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 511MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,666MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the NX-256 256GB is 159%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the NX-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 556MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 114MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 331 samples)

Rank 106191%

Min	Avg	Max
745	Read 1,666	2,319
511	Write 1,235	2,033
609	Mixed 1,087	1,394
322	SusWrite 556	824
253% 1,136 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.2	4K Read 48.8	68
48	4K Write 114	225
31.2	4K Mixed 62.1	91.7
214% 75 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
269	DQ Read 493	1,136
176	DQ Write 587	1,098
258	DQ Mixed 511	622
393% 530 MB/s

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

PER-User, 21 days ago.

158GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN8878

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1787 417 335 268 277 265 MB/s

204% Outstanding

Write 2,077

Mixed 1163

SusWrite 558

314% 1,402 MB/s

4K Read 51.8

4K Write 132

4K Mixed 69

237% 84.2 MB/s

DQ Read 394

DQ Write 708

DQ Mixed 571

427% 557 MB/s

UKR-User, 1 month ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SV9112

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1531 631 145 137 136 133 MB/s

203% Outstanding

Write 1,693

Mixed 1232

SusWrite 452

300% 1,349 MB/s

4K Read 46.4

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 62.9

210% 73.5 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 947

DQ Mixed 550

453% 629 MB/s

RUS-User, 8 days ago.

161GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN08381

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1229 688 291 325 243 175 MB/s

185% Outstanding

Write 1,292

Mixed 1,203

SusWrite 492

275% 1,240 MB/s

4K Read 48.8

4K Write 77.5

4K Mixed 54.6

185% 60.3 MB/s

DQ Read 441

DQ Write 398

DQ Mixed 553

378% 464 MB/s

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 23%

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Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples	1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	956x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples	906x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	486x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	458x

SSD
NX-256 256GBBench 191%, 331 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,365x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	488x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	354x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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

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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

NX-256 256GB

Average Bench: 191% (106^th of 1072)

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