Sonnics

256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
BENCHMARKS (10)
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Effective Speed -33%Effective Speed -33%Average Score -25%Read -19%, Write -12%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -29%Peak Score -19%Read -12%, Write -9%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read -132%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -49%, ADQ Read -159%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -45%, Age 311%, AS-SSD Total -46%

Average Bench: 74.1% (593^rd of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks. Model: sonnics SSD 256GB

Poor: 63%Average: 74.1% Great: 83%

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Good average bench

The Sonnics 256GB 256GB averaged 25.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 179MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.5MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sonnics 256GB 256GB is just 19.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sonnics 256GB 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 126MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 229MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)

Rank 59374.1%

Min	Avg	Max
317	Read 384	453
166	Write 362	444
190	Mixed 335	385
113	SusWrite 229	377
73.6% 328 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0	4K Read 22.5	30.9
27.6	4K Write 72.4	103
19.6	4K Mixed 34.5	41.8
117% 43.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28	DQ Read 126	158
117	DQ Write 247	334
11.1	DQ Mixed 179	223
138% 184 MB/s

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

GBR-User, 6 months ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R024L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 213 132 98 102 99 MB/s

80.4% Excellent

Write 436

Mixed 384

SusWrite 134

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 91

4K Mixed 37.5

142% 52.9 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 163

146% 214 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R024L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 250 169 180 146 137 MB/s

64.3% Good

Write 414

Mixed 362

SusWrite 172

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 45.3

4K Mixed 31.6

102% 34 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 132

DQ Mixed 188

125% 148 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

176GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R024L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 368 363 372 359 255 MB/s

63.4% Good

Write 319

Mixed 323

SusWrite 346

76% 336 MB/s

4K Read 17

4K Write 27.6

4K Mixed 19.6

66% 21.4 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 190

138% 178 MB/s

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System: HP 550-153na

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Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	60x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	10x

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HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	32x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	4x

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256GB 256GBSonnicsBench 74%, 10 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 4,222 samples	36x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	11x
CT102464BD160B.M16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,109 samples	4x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $79

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Sonnics

256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 74.1% (593^rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 74.1% (593rd of 1072)

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