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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 60.3% (801st of 1072)

Based on 69 user benchmarks.  Model: SomnAmbulist
Poor: 41%Average: 60.3% Great: 95%

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Above average average bench

The SomnAmbulist 256GB averaged 39.7% 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 22.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 212MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SomnAmbulist 256GB is 53.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SomnAmbulist 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 21.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 194MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)
Rank 80160.3%
Min Avg Max
288 Read 405 495
240 Write 318 423
210 Mixed 297 372
77.9 SusWrite 194 409
67.8% 303 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 22.8 32.9
32.7 4K Write 58.1 101
6.35 4K Mixed 12.8 30
81.6% 31.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
141 DQ Read 174 190
119 DQ Write 212 336
13.9 DQ Mixed 21.2 48
63.6% 136 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 372 390 400 405 408 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 504
Write 313
Mixed 393
SusWrite 377
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 26.2
113% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 45.6
85% 165 MB/s
237GB free
Firmware: FW200807
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 329 371 382 381 382 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 481
Write 393
Mixed 358
SusWrite 357
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 11.7
97% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 15.6
64% 138 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: FW200807
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 374 374 378 382 381 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 454
Write 346
Mixed 321
SusWrite 365
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 10.8
91% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 15.3
64% 139 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: U0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 91 75 42 51 42 MB/s
74.5% Very good
Read 437
Write 434
Mixed 376
SusWrite 91.4
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 28.2
139% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 45.8
86% 168 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 332 268 360 353 352 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 447
Write 308
Mixed 287
SusWrite 330
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 10.4
94% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 14.8
63% 140 MB/s
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Typical SomnAmbulist 256GB Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 32%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 11 - 3147

CPU
Pentium N3530IntelBench 35%, 5,111 samples59x
Pentium N3540IntelBench 33%, 17,036 samples40x
Celeron N2830IntelBench 29%, 10,608 samples29x
GPU
HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 90,156 samples136x
SSD
SomnAmbulist 256GBBench 60%, 69 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples22x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 24%, 51,191 samples14x
CT102464BF160B.M16 1x8GBCrucialBench 26%, 4,731 samples8x
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