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S501 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 168% (135th of 1072)

Based on 329 user benchmarks.  Model: Fanxiang S501 256GB
Poor: 78%Average: 168% Great: 227%

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Outstanding average bench

The Fanxiang S501 256GB averaged 67.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Fanxiang S501 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 336MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,436MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fanxiang S501 256GB is 149%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Fanxiang S501 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 25.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 378MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 329 samples)
Rank 135168%
Min Avg Max
566 Read 1,436 1,783
337 Write 1,057 1,544
311 Mixed 902 1,159
185 SusWrite 690 1,130
228% 1,021 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 41.9 49.6
24.5 4K Write 115 194
10.9 4K Mixed 25.1 33.7
157% 60.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
242 DQ Read 378 430
169 DQ Write 652 1,010
94.8 DQ Mixed 336 419
305% 455 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 410 456 864 492 392 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 3,462
Write 19.7
Mixed 241
SusWrite 472
222% 1,049 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 30
156% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 640
DQ Mixed 9.1
146% 338 MB/s
122GB free
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1497 1523 1526 221 167 168 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,602
Write 1,512
Mixed 1,122
SusWrite 850
285% 1,271 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 248
4K Mixed 34.3
248% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 1,034
DQ Mixed 383
385% 597 MB/s
154GB free
Firmware: V0808A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 1264 399 162 223 163 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,551
Write 1,297
Mixed 1,079
SusWrite 541
250% 1,117 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 31.2
163% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 809
DQ Mixed 373
346% 518 MB/s
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Typical S501 256GB Builds (Compare 3,249 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 3620

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples840x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples527x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples265x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples324x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples246x
Quadro M2000NvidiaBench 21%, 5,678 samples205x
SSD
S501 256GBFanxiangBench 168%, 329 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 2,345 samples205x
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 3,256 samples175x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 714 samples125x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $180

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