Verbatim

Vi560 S3 256GB

Vi560 S3 256GB
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Effective Speed -41%Effective Speed -41%Average Score -46%Read -4%, Write -9%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -219%, SusWrite -4%Peak Score -24%Read 0%, Write -11%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -138%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -214%DQ Read -110%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -841%, ADQ Read -165%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -912%, Age 373%, AS-SSD Total -38%

Average Bench: 70.1% (668^th of 1072)

Based on 58 user benchmarks. Model: Verbatim Vi560 S3

Poor: 33%Average: 70.1% Great: 97%

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

The Verbatim Vi560 S3 256GB averaged 29.9% 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 25.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 248MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Verbatim Vi560 S3 256GB is 63.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Verbatim Vi560 S3 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 123MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 58 samples)

Rank 66870.1%

Min	Avg	Max
314	Read 440	509
276	Write 371	438
18	Mixed 281	428
90.3	SusWrite 285	436
77.1% 344 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.23	4K Read 25.7	36.5
9.84	4K Write 69.5	105
0.2	4K Mixed 14.1	24.5
93.9% 36.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.7	DQ Read 123	175
14	DQ Write 248	342
0.2	DQ Mixed 25.7	35.2
64.9% 132 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

SVK-User, 1 month ago.

238GB free

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 427 421 421 429 429 MB/s

97.6% Outstanding

Write 425

Mixed 420

SusWrite 426

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 24.3

138% 53.8 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 33.4

84% 175 MB/s

DNK-User, 2 months ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 435 364 120 69 69 MB/s

71% Very good

Write 426

Mixed 122

SusWrite 249

72% 326 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 90.7

4K Mixed 1.7

96% 40.8 MB/s

DQ Read 122

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 28.9

77% 157 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 months ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 64 47 74 33 69 MB/s

63.6% Good

Write 418

Mixed 122

SusWrite 94.8

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 95.7

4K Mixed 6.4

105% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 132

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 2.1

58% 134 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 50 37 40 38 41 MB/s

57.4% Above average

Write 411

Mixed 415

SusWrite 69.6

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 1.5

88% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 1.6

63% 145 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 months ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0218A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 102 81 59 51 115 MB/s

50.8% Above average

Write 354

Mixed 347

SusWrite 94.9

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 45.1

4K Mixed 12.7

68% 25.4 MB/s

DQ Read 196

DQ Write 170

DQ Mixed 33.9

66% 133 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 months ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 307 347 277 143 67 MB/s

50.7% Above average

Write 288

Mixed 340

SusWrite 241

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 14.4

4K Write 46.6

4K Mixed 0.3

47% 20.4 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 6.9

55% 124 MB/s

SVK-User, 3 months ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1013A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 38 38 38 38 MB/s

35.7% Below average

Write 69

Mixed 51.3

SusWrite 39.8

30% 142 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 8.4

4K Mixed 0.2

46% 12 MB/s

DQ Read 74.4

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 1.4

31% 71.3 MB/s

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Typical Vi560 S3 256GB Builds (Compare 2,954 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P - $110

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	972x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	319x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	480x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	221x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x

SSD
Vi560 S3 256GBVerbatimBench 70%, 58 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	114x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	74x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $658

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Verbatim

Vi560 S3 256GB

Average Bench: 70.1% (668^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-P - $110

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Average Bench: 70.1% (668th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 70.1% (668^th of 1072)