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S500PRO 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 199% (98th of 1072)

Based on 364 user benchmarks.  Model: Fanxiang S500PRO 256GB
Poor: 99%Average: 199% Great: 273%

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Outstanding average bench

The Fanxiang S500PRO 256GB averaged 99.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Fanxiang S500PRO 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 527MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,742MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fanxiang S500PRO 256GB is 175%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Fanxiang S500PRO 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 584MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 436MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 364 samples)
Rank 98199%
Min Avg Max
683 Read 1,742 2,322
622 Write 1,157 1,684
589 Mixed 1,133 1,380
405 SusWrite 584 829
257% 1,154 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.3 4K Read 50.9 71.3
28.4 4K Write 120 247
23.4 4K Mixed 64.7 99.2
223% 78.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
254 DQ Read 436 470
160 DQ Write 675 1,086
186 DQ Mixed 527 607
407% 546 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
164GB free
Firmware: SN12597
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1444 1412 1237 290 304 303 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 2,062
Write 1,484
Mixed 995
SusWrite 832
299% 1,343 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 228
4K Mixed 86
324% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,372
DQ Write 1,203
DQ Mixed 930
795% 1,168 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN11795
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1206 1200 991 328 320 326 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 1,662
Write 1,193
Mixed 1,140
SusWrite 729
264% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 251
4K Mixed 82.4
321% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 464
DQ Write 1,059
DQ Mixed 592
500% 705 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12597
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 1360 1356 380 293 294 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1,615
Write 1,288
Mixed 1,074
SusWrite 835
269% 1,203 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 71
249% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,002
DQ Write 615
DQ Mixed 702
552% 773 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12597
SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 936 269 277 167 121 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 1,943
Write 1,393
Mixed 1,118
SusWrite 450
272% 1,226 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 63.6
216% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 900
DQ Write 445
DQ Mixed 594
462% 646 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,655,775 SSDs tested

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Typical S500PRO 256GB Builds (Compare 14,486 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples955x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples905x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples485x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples457x
SSD
S500PRO 256GBFanxiangBench 199%, 364 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,363x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples486x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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