Average Bench: 164% (137th of 1072)

Based on 228 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe CL4-3D256-Q11 NVMe SSSTC 256GB

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme CL4-3D256-Q11 SSSTC 256GB averaged 64.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme CL4-3D256-Q11 SSSTC 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 494MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,515MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme CL4-3D256-Q11 SSSTC 256GB is 173%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme CL4-3D256-Q11 SSSTC 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 25.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 483MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 228 samples)
Min Avg Max
738 Read 1,515 2,219
290 Write 1,087 2,073
316 Mixed 901 1,427
244 SusWrite 483 822
222% 997 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.8 4K Read 40 57
28.5 4K Write 126 261
8.84 4K Mixed 25.4 39.2
160% 63.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
242 DQ Read 706 1,000
105 DQ Write 553 1,318
137 DQ Mixed 494 726
407% 584 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25301114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 403 412 413 412 413 MB/s
Read 1,879
Write 1,529
Mixed 1,203
SusWrite 450
282% 1,265 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 32.8
190% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 426
DQ Mixed 725
529% 704 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25301114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 405 322 359 409 404 MB/s
Read 1,715
Write 163
Mixed 1,027
SusWrite 382
180% 822 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 32.2
206% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 284
338% 599 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25301114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 400 406 410 418 393 MB/s
Read 1,892
Write 1,536
Mixed 1,210
SusWrite 429
282% 1,267 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 22.3
136% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,081
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 304
303% 514 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25301114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 293 96 130 70 93 MB/s
Read 1,597
Write 365
Mixed 474
SusWrite 149
140% 646 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 12.8
120% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 747
DQ Write 442
DQ Mixed 251
279% 480 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25301114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 208 256 240 172 171 MB/s
Read 1,303
Write 244
Mixed 419
SusWrite 210
118% 544 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 11.7
102% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 495
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 256
216% 322 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 25301114 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 185 172 175 163 175 MB/s
Read 744
Write 474
Mixed 596
SusWrite 187
111% 500 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 12
66% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 167
134% 191 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,711,762 SSDs tested

Typical CL4-3D256-Q11 SSSTC 256GB Builds (Compare 767 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude 5530

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