Average Bench: 77.6% (529th of 1072)

Based on 147 user benchmarks.  Model: HS-SSD-Desire(S) 256G

Good average bench

The Hs-ssd-desire(s) 256G 256GB averaged 22.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hs-ssd-desire(s) 256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 159MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hs-ssd-desire(s) 256G 256GB is 52.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hs-ssd-desire(s) 256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 129MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 275MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 147 samples)
Min Avg Max
289 Read 409 474
141 Write 371 459
97.5 Mixed 344 426
39.1 SusWrite 275 423
78.5% 350 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 28.3 37.8
26 4K Write 65.2 108
11.9 4K Mixed 31.8 44.6
118% 41.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
52.8 DQ Read 129 216
52.6 DQ Write 240 295
26.4 DQ Mixed 159 259
128% 176 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14357
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 383 355 357 393 394 MB/s
Read 458
Write 424
Mixed 426
SusWrite 382
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 34.9
124% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 174
145% 203 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HS15551
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 366 372 379 378 385 MB/s
Read 416
Write 398
Mixed 405
SusWrite 368
90% 397 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 38.5
130% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 215
167% 223 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN14357
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 384 396 381 389 389 MB/s
Read 464
Write 427
Mixed 430
SusWrite 393
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 31.4
108% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 183
141% 188 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 45 48 49 50 51 MB/s
Read 386
Write 416
Mixed 376
SusWrite 48.4
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 29.2
124% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 52.6
DQ Mixed 74.3
60% 87.3 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 020fAA20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 2.4 3.4 6.3 6.7 30 MB/s
Read 451
Write 329
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 21.4
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 30.5
4K Mixed 22.4
87% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 76.5
DQ Write 33.3
DQ Mixed 46.7
37% 52.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,835,942 SSDs tested

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System: Dell Latitude E6440

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