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CL4-8D256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 175% (129th of 1074)

Based on 77 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe CL4-8D256
Poor: 105%Average: 175% Great: 245%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme CL4-8D256 256GB averaged 75.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme CL4-8D256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 520MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,675MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme CL4-8D256 256GB is 140%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme CL4-8D256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 25.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 630MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 77 samples)
Rank 129175%
Min Avg Max
718 Read 1,675 2,254
319 Write 1,090 1,832
420 Mixed 1,004 1,455
346 SusWrite 630 1,000
245% 1,100 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.9 4K Read 37.5 51.5
46.3 4K Write 100 204
9.43 4K Mixed 25.5 35.5
143% 54.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
270 DQ Read 728 1,031
144 DQ Write 539 1,335
179 DQ Mixed 520 708
420% 596 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EV80902 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 1748 1321 449 411 477 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1,834
Write 1,537
Mixed 1188
SusWrite 961
309% 1,380 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 26.4
164% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,009
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 631
502% 715 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EV80902 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 1194 709 432 450 446 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1598
Mixed 1,216
SusWrite 687
307% 1,376 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 24.7
171% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 514
421% 618 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EV80902 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 450 470 467 484 483 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1862
Write 1694
Mixed 1,281
SusWrite 547
301% 1,346 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 29.4
172% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 972
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 554
440% 632 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EV80902 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 542 448 452 460 462 445 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,906
Write 1,613
Mixed 1,240
SusWrite 468
291% 1,307 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 34
202% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 475
DQ Write 380
DQ Mixed 551
379% 468 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EV80902 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 420 430 422 457 430 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,889
Write 1,221
Mixed 1,151
SusWrite 440
261% 1,175 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 31.7
164% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 504
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 372
265% 348 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EV80902 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 668 389 335 399 366 365 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 980
Write 731
Mixed 742
SusWrite 420
161% 719 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 4.2
65% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 8.1
DQ Mixed 205
140% 182 MB/s
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Typical CL4-8D256 256GB Builds (Compare 11 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 11%
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System: Positivo D3400

CPU
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples7x
Core i7-12700IntelBench 108%, 25,535 samples2x
Core i5-12500Intel  $196Bench 99%, 3,715 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 730IntelBench 6%, 2,381 samples7x
T400 4GBNvidiaBench 18%, 551 samples2x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1x
SSD
CL4-8D256 256GBNvmeBench 175%, 77 samples11x
RAM
AD4U320038G22-BHYD 1x8GBAdataBench 46%, 20 samples5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples1x
AD4U320038G22-BHYD 2x8GBAdataBench 92%, 39 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $144

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