AS-256 256GB

AS-256 256GB
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Effective Speed -51%Effective Speed -51%Average Score -61%Read -8%, Write -51%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -236%, SusWrite -37%Peak Score -19%Read -4%, Write -19%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -69%, SusWrite -10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -71%DQ Read -85%, DQ Write -24%, DQ Mixed -67%, ADQ Read -111%, ADQ Write -43%, ADQ Mixed -531%, Age 330%, AS-SSD Total -39%

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Average Bench: 65.1% (739^th of 1072)

Based on 86 user benchmarks. Model: AS-256

Poor: 43%Average: 65.1% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The AS-256 256GB averaged 34.9% 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 Random Read Speed 28.8MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AS-256 256GB is 40%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AS-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 216MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 13.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 86 samples)

Rank 73965.1%

Min	Avg	Max
307	Read 425	489
109	Write 269	409
122	Mixed 260	354
108	SusWrite 216	351
65.2% 292 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.3	4K Read 28.8	43.8
12.4	4K Write 63.6	106
4.11	4K Mixed 13.4	34.5
94.4% 35.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
110	DQ Read 155	198
92.9	DQ Write 202	289
12	DQ Mixed 41.2	198
69.3% 133 MB/s

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

BRA-User, 1 month ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3105A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 230 264 300 276 199 MB/s

73.4% Very good

Write 262

Mixed 253

SusWrite 256

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 80.9

4K Mixed 12.6

108% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 15.6

57% 124 MB/s

DZA-User, 2 months ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS1A30C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 218 262 270 33 8.7 MB/s

69% Good

Write 273

Mixed 231

SusWrite 171

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 82.2

4K Mixed 11

114% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 171

DQ Write 167

DQ Mixed 13.9

53% 117 MB/s

BRA-User, 24 days ago.

30GB free

Firmware: HPS1A30C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 349 201 12 17 24 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 349

Mixed 340

SusWrite 158

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 35.1

4K Write 72

4K Mixed 12.4

107% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 15.7

64% 138 MB/s

DZA-User, 3 months ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3105A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 217 218 222 226 23 MB/s

63.2% Good

Write 227

Mixed 250

SusWrite 185

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 50.5

4K Mixed 12.7

86% 30.6 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 3.6

50% 115 MB/s

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI A320M PRO-VD/S (MS-7A36)

CPU
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	125x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	61x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	109x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	50x
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)AMDBench 10%, 85,536 samples	34x

SSD
AS-256 256GBBench 65%, 86 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBAdataBench 41%, 25,310 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	11x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $163

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

AS-256 256GB

Average Bench: 65.1% (739^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 65.1% (739th of 1072)

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