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Cx2-8b256-q11

NVMe LITEON 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 168% (135th of 1072)

Based on 2,143 user benchmarks.  Model: CX2-8B256-Q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB
Poor: 115%Average: 168% Great: 208%

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Outstanding average bench

The Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB averaged 68.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 515MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 765MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB is 92.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 579MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 580MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,143 samples)
Rank 135168%
Min Avg Max
680 Read 1,207 1,466
423 Write 695 873
421 Mixed 579 680
227 SusWrite 580 838
170% 765 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.8 4K Read 39.2 45.8
43.3 4K Write 101 134
26.8 4K Mixed 51.6 63.6
179% 64 MB/s
Min Avg Max
391 DQ Read 765 861
185 DQ Write 542 828
231 DQ Mixed 515 675
422% 607 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 700 642 712 643 643 626 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 996
Write 776
Mixed 539
SusWrite 661
166% 743 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 37.4
119% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 507
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 403
308% 420 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 242 228 235 237 213 MB/s
136% Outstanding
Read 1270
Write 587
Mixed 560
SusWrite 235
146% 663 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 46.2
160% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 598
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 406
321% 454 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 464 433 412 416 395 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1,068
Write 545
Mixed 530
SusWrite 436
143% 645 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 36.7
123% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 674
DQ Write 382
DQ Mixed 448
355% 501 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 617 594 602 585 608 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 575
Write 565
Mixed 453
SusWrite 597
124% 548 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 12.5
44% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 125
98% 138 MB/s
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Gaming 58%
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 49%
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System: Alienware Aurora R5

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,036x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples375x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples246x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples589x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples312x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples189x
SSD
NVMe LITEON 256GBCx2-8b256-q11Bench 168%, 2,143 samples129x
RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 5,448 samples298x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 1,618 samples120x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples101x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312

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