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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 63.7% (756th of 1072)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: USB3.0
Poor: 43%Average: 63.7% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The USB3.0 250GB averaged 36.2% 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 Mixed IO Speed 101MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB3.0 250GB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the USB3.0 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 121MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 108MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 75663.7%
Min Avg Max
293 Read 373 430
57 Write 355 441
277 Mixed 343 435
65.5 SusWrite 229 345
73.1% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 23 37.1
12.5 4K Write 34 60.7
8.38 4K Mixed 26.3 43
86.6% 27.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.3 DQ Read 121 232
16.7 DQ Write 108 192
9.22 DQ Mixed 101 218
79.6% 110 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
25GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 301 303 292 188 121 MB/s
67.2% Good
Read 400
Write 400
Mixed 362
SusWrite 257
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 28.7
92% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 153
113% 149 MB/s
25GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 299 246 180 146 130 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 391
Write 396
Mixed 354
SusWrite 223
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 28.8
92% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 150
111% 146 MB/s
67GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 268 222 204 192 191 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 293
Write 293
Mixed 283
SusWrite 237
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 27
87% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 124
92% 121 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 84 86 85 86 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 383
Write 365
Mixed 356
SusWrite 83.6
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 26.8
87% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 157
116% 151 MB/s
147GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 289 287 289 287 287 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 291
Write 324
Mixed 262
SusWrite 289
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 20.1
62% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 52.3
DQ Write 43
DQ Mixed 46.8
35% 47.4 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 102 65 41 37 35 MB/s
43.5% Average
Read 350
Write 358
Mixed 325
SusWrite 95.9
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 20.9
69% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 52.6
DQ Write 45.3
DQ Mixed 50.4
37% 49.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,869,891 SSDs tested

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Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples376x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples258x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples244x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples192x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples128x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples121x
SSD
USB3.0 250GBBench 64%, 34 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples92x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples46x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $467

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