Consistent

2.5 SSD 256G 256GB

2.5 SSD 256G 256GB
BENCHMARKS (71)
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Effective Speed -39%Effective Speed -39%Average Score -34%Read -30%, Write -14%, 4K Read -73%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite 8%Peak Score -24%Read -8%, Write -17%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -127%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -245%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -90%, Age 311%, AS-SSD Total -54%

Average Bench: 70.7% (660^th of 1072)

Based on 71 user benchmarks. Model: Consistent 2.5 SSD 256G

Poor: 48%Average: 70.7% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Consistent 2.5 SSD 256G 256GB averaged 29.3% 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 137MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 240MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Consistent 2.5 SSD 256G 256GB is 41.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Consistent 2.5 SSD 256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 94.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 306MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 71 samples)

Rank 66070.7%

Min	Avg	Max
258	Read 352	469
220	Write 355	416
227	Mixed 306	353
144	SusWrite 319	410
75.1% 333 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.9	4K Read 19.8	27
23	4K Write 61.4	102
11.7	4K Mixed 26.4	38.3
96.2% 35.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
69.3	DQ Read 94.5	162
142	DQ Write 240	298
31	DQ Mixed 137	212
113% 157 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 4 months ago.

117GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 367 399 367 398 396 MB/s

91.2% Outstanding

Write 405

Mixed 325

SusWrite 385

84% 370 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 38.5

146% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 84.3

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 131

117% 169 MB/s

IND-User, 5 months ago.

89GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2207XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 370 376 389 393 318 MB/s

86.5% Excellent

Write 386

Mixed 328

SusWrite 366

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 93.4

4K Mixed 33.8

127% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 154

118% 157 MB/s

IND-User, 4 months ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 412 419 424 424 141 MB/s

82.4% Excellent

Write 400

Mixed 316

SusWrite 373

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 79.1

4K Mixed 32.9

122% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 77.9

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 130

114% 164 MB/s

IND-User, 5 months ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R632D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 371 375 372 397 218 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 401

Mixed 360

SusWrite 346

85% 376 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 52.5

4K Mixed 35

108% 37 MB/s

DQ Read 181

DQ Write 249

DQ Mixed 217

163% 215 MB/s

IND-User, 4 months ago.

140GB free

Firmware: ZD0R3G50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 385 345 406 404 411 MB/s

68% Good

Write 404

Mixed 338

SusWrite 381

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 78.9

4K Mixed 6.7

89% 37 MB/s

DQ Read 64.9

DQ Write 180

DQ Mixed 93.6

80% 113 MB/s

IND-User, 1 month ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0303B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 91 15 12 51 8.5 MB/s

55.5% Above average

Write 372

Mixed 374

SusWrite 48.7

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 17.7

103% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 81.2

DQ Write 125

DQ Mixed 0.9

29% 68.9 MB/s

IND-User, 4 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 263 330 290 239 210 MB/s

55.4% Above average

Write 313

Mixed 295

SusWrite 271

67% 297 MB/s

4K Read 15.7

4K Write 35.2

4K Mixed 20.1

68% 23.7 MB/s

DQ Read 78.8

DQ Write 160

DQ Mixed 129

95% 122 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,972x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,002x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	989x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,012x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	709x

SSD
2.5 SSD 256G 256GBConsistentBench 71%, 71 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	603x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	586x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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