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NX-256 256GB

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Effective Speed -183%Effective Speed -183%Average Score -181%Read -157%, Write -272%, 4K Read -70%, 4K Write -55%, Mixed -175%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite -468%Peak Score -211%Read -188%, Write -209%, 4K Read -215%, 4K Write -64%, Mixed -202%, 4K Mixed -183%, SusWrite -417%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -196%DQ Read -250%, DQ Write -141%, DQ Mixed -254%, ADQ Read -366%, ADQ Write -104%, ADQ Mixed -209%, Age -57%, AS-SSD Total -190%

Average Bench: 192% (113^th of 1080)

Based on 11 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe NX-256

Poor: 160%Average: 192% Great: 218%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme NX-256 256GB averaged 92.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme NX-256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 481MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,629MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme NX-256 256GB is 58%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Nvme NX-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 558MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 367MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)

Rank 113192%

Min	Avg	Max
660	Read 1,629	2,056
589	Write 1,248	2079
595	Mixed 1,172	1,548
480	SusWrite 558	882
257% 1,152 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
35.8	4K Read 52.4	61.1
90.1	4K Write 133	232
49.3	4K Mixed 63.5	77.9
231% 83 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
214	DQ Read 367	661
434	DQ Write 615	787
360	DQ Mixed 481	592
367% 488 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 8878 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 460 461 474 471 452 MB/s

214% Outstanding

Write 2079

Mixed 1,548

SusWrite 539

340% 1,515 MB/s

4K Read 55.1

4K Write 151

4K Mixed 75.2

260% 93.8 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 787

DQ Mixed 577

435% 567 MB/s

BLR-User, 6 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN6329 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 727 725 619 68 16 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 750

Mixed 807

SusWrite 482

188% 847 MB/s

4K Read 53.3

4K Write 242

4K Mixed 80.4

312% 125 MB/s

DQ Read 674

DQ Write 669

DQ Mixed 508

427% 617 MB/s

PER-User, 1 month ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN08381 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 955 864 301 332 331 250 MB/s

199% Outstanding

Write 1,265

Mixed 1,277

SusWrite 505

278% 1,253 MB/s

4K Read 58.3

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 66.3

240% 83.4 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 434

DQ Mixed 407

293% 372 MB/s

PER-User, 6 months ago.

133GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN08381 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 990 300 203 192 192 MB/s

199% Outstanding

Write 1,270

Mixed 1,285

SusWrite 495

279% 1,254 MB/s

4K Read 56.1

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 63

232% 81.6 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 557

DQ Mixed 412

313% 411 MB/s

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System: Acer Aspire A315-57G

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Core i5-1035G1IntelBench 51%, 53,170 samples	947x
Core i3-1005G1IntelBench 44%, 22,960 samples	211x
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	206x

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UHD G1IntelBench 5%, 68,603 samples	817x
GeForce MX330NvidiaBench 14%, 4,518 samples	398x
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	146x

SSD
NX-256 256GBNvmeBench 192%, 11 samples	1x

RAM
ACR26D4S9S1KA-4 Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBKingstonBench 65%, 1,316 samples	391x
ACR26D4S9S1KA-4 Hynix HMA851S6CJR6N-VK 8GBKingstonBench 63%, 4,994 samples	234x
ACR26D4S9S1KA-4 Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 8GBKingstonBench 64%, 755 samples	63x

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