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CL4-8D256-Q79 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 191% (107th of 1074)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: SSSTC CL4-8D256-Q79
Poor: 94%Average: 191% Great: 252%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ssstc CL4-8D256-Q79 256GB averaged 91.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ssstc CL4-8D256-Q79 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 544MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,927MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ssstc CL4-8D256-Q79 256GB is 158%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ssstc CL4-8D256-Q79 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 27.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 631MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 107191%
Min Avg Max
597 Read 1,927 2,364
294 Write 1,339 2,019
315 Mixed 1,133 1,504
312 SusWrite 631 1188
280% 1,257 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.2 4K Read 40.9 52.6
14 4K Write 100 175
8.2 4K Mixed 27.7 38.1
150% 56.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33 DQ Read 787 1,020
14.8 DQ Write 637 1,300
11.4 DQ Mixed 544 714
453% 656 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4V879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 1032 1050 938 447 444 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 2,345
Write 1,111
Mixed 1,162
SusWrite 819
301% 1,359 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 36.3
199% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 932
DQ Write 914
DQ Mixed 662
569% 836 MB/s
194GB free
Firmware: 4V879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 1563 1129 441 435 438 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,992
Write 1,750
Mixed 1,375
SusWrite 919
338% 1,509 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 32
162% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 933
DQ Write 811
DQ Mixed 713
578% 819 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4V879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 402 205 221 335 374 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 2,347
Write 1,926
Mixed 1,451
SusWrite 379
339% 1,526 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 34.1
175% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 940
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 710
564% 791 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5V879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 325 220 182 185 287 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,539
Write 979
Mixed 115
SusWrite 254
158% 722 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 25.4
122% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 132
122% 194 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4V879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 399 345 300 158 265 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 953
Write 1,135
Mixed 785
SusWrite 340
180% 803 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 48.3
4K Mixed 21.6
92% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 242
180% 242 MB/s
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation 13%
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System: Samsung 550XDA

CPU
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples762x
Core i3-1115G4IntelBench 51%, 18,815 samples341x
Core i7-1165G7IntelBench 66%, 51,565 samples202x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples943x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 9%, 39,662 samples510x
GeForce MX450NvidiaBench 29%, 1,913 samples13x
SSD
CL4-8D256-Q79 256GBSsstcBench 191%, 36 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples657x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples275x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples199x
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