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FEATHER SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 74.5% (585th of 1072)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: BLUE FEATHER SSD
Poor: 43%Average: 74.5% Great: 152%

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Good average bench

The Blue FEATHER SSD 256GB averaged 25.5% 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 153MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 269MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Blue FEATHER SSD 256GB is 109%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Blue FEATHER SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 186MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 326MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 58574.5%
Min Avg Max
120 Read 478 1,464
230 Write 425 1,235
132 Mixed 373 1010
99.6 SusWrite 326 716
90% 401 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.9 4K Read 19.7 47
10.6 4K Write 51.2 129
0.2 4K Mixed 20.7 40.3
83.5% 30.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87.9 DQ Read 186 857
66.3 DQ Write 269 652
0.8 DQ Mixed 153 509
136% 202 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0714C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 77 175 129 218 198 MB/s
88.8% Excellent
Read 976
Write 634
Mixed 701
SusWrite 215
140% 632 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 12.4
72% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 359
266% 353 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HT2818E3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 287 299 296 233 292 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 474
Write 461
Mixed 394
SusWrite 284
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 10.3
98% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 15.9
50% 109 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 271 51 92 78 89 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 456
Write 384
Mixed 322
SusWrite 160
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 12.2
96% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 12.3
53% 119 MB/s
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VE0R6352
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 234 268 214 240 232 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 298
Write 256
Mixed 242
SusWrite 234
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 26.9
4K Mixed 11.8
44% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 77.1
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 154
118% 156 MB/s
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Typical FEATHER SSD 256GB Builds (Compare 3,059 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3060

CPU
Core i5-8500Intel  $173Bench 82%, 43,089 samples1,144x
Core i5-8500TIntelBench 73%, 5,135 samples516x
Core i3-8100TIntelBench 71%, 2,145 samples337x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples1,894x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples628x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples116x
SSD
FEATHER SSD 256GBBlueBench 74%, 34 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 3,962 samples158x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 2,734 samples126x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 2,439 samples117x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $173

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