AAR256GS041122030 256GB

AAR256GS041122030 256GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -33%Read -4%, Write -9%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -103%, SusWrite -79%Peak Score -45%Read -13%, Write -23%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -141%, SusWrite -73%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -122%DQ Read -74%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -615%, ADQ Read -88%, ADQ Write 7%, ADQ Mixed -468%, Age 311%, AS-SSD Total -38%

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Average Bench: 71.4% (642^nd of 1072)

Based on 3 user benchmarks. Model: AAR256GS041122030

Poor: 63%Average: 71.4% Great: 81%

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Good average bench

The AAR256GS041122030 256GB averaged 28.5% 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 Write Speed 310MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.1MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 174MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)

Rank 64271.4%

Min	Avg	Max
429	Read 438	450
346	Write 371	393
349	Mixed 367	385
136	SusWrite 166	224
75.1% 335 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.9	4K Read 28.1	34.6
49.4	4K Write 76.4	93.9
18.7	4K Mixed 22.2	24.2
112% 42.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
152	DQ Read 174	211
302	DQ Write 310	317
45.4	DQ Mixed 45.8	46.3
90.2% 177 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 23 months ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0111A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 285 175 194 150 189 MB/s

81.2% Excellent

Write 393

Mixed 385

SusWrite 224

81% 363 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 93.9

4K Mixed 24.2

133% 50.9 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 45.4

88% 172 MB/s

IND-User, 23 months ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0111A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 127 123 123 105 128 MB/s

69.6% Good

Write 375

Mixed 367

SusWrite 136

73% 328 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 23.8

112% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 159

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 46.3

88% 172 MB/s

IND-User, 17 months ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0111A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 161 189 67 56 85 MB/s

63.5% Good

Write 346

Mixed 349

SusWrite 137

70% 315 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 49.4

4K Mixed 18.7

89% 31.3 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 45.6

94% 186 MB/s

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Lenovo 10ACS12B00

CPU
Core i5-4590SIntel $79Bench 67%, 11,598 samples	18x
Core i7-4790SIntel $60Bench 72%, 13,224 samples	2x
Core i5-4570SIntelBench 66%, 11,172 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	11x
HD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 138 samples	10x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	1x

SSD
AAR256GS041122030 256GBBench 71%, 3 samples	3x

RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	7x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	3x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	2x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $94

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

AAR256GS041122030 256GB

Average Bench: 71.4% (642^nd of 1072)

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