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X SS1000 256GB

X SS1000 256GB
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Effective Speed -72%Effective Speed -72%Average Score -82%Read -22%, Write -24%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -87%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -321%, SusWrite -21%Peak Score -45%Read -8%, Write -20%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -53%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -174%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -152%DQ Read -79%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -228%, ADQ Read -172%, ADQ Write -34%, ADQ Mixed -1,067%, Age 422%, AS-SSD Total -42%

Average Bench: 57.2% (830^th of 1072)

Based on 97 user benchmarks. Model: POWER X SS1000

Poor: 38%Average: 57.2% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Power X SS1000 256GB averaged 42.8% 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 Write Speed 216MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Power X SS1000 256GB is 36.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Power X SS1000 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 22.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 10.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 97 samples)

Rank 83057.2%

Min	Avg	Max
240	Read 374	471
222	Write 328	405
25	Mixed 280	383
57.2	SusWrite 244	342
68.8% 306 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.13	4K Read 20.5	31.8
12.3	4K Write 46.9	79.8
0.3	4K Mixed 10.7	21.3
69.6% 26 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
51.8	DQ Read 120	205
89.9	DQ Write 216	312
1.07	DQ Mixed 22.3	101
58.1% 119 MB/s

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

IND-User, 4 days ago.

209GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 373 372 377 377 379 MB/s

67.3% Good

Write 381

Mixed 304

SusWrite 375

80% 352 MB/s

4K Read 14

4K Write 41.2

4K Mixed 23.4

73% 26.2 MB/s

DQ Read 71.6

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 125

108% 153 MB/s

IND-User, 14 days ago.

20GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 16 12 4.4 2.8 49 MB/s

27.6% Poor

Write 236

Mixed 157

SusWrite 21.4

40% 179 MB/s

4K Read 3.1

4K Write 50.8

4K Mixed 4.8

38% 19.6 MB/s

DQ Read 42.7

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 79.8

59% 75.3 MB/s

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Lenovo 20J5S08X05

CPU
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	19x

GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	19x

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X SS1000 256GBPowerBench 57%, 97 samples	6x

RAM
RMSA3260MH78HAF-2666 1x8GBRamaxelBench 38%, 13,320 samples	3x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	3x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	2x

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