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Effective Speed -158%Effective Speed -158%Average Score -167%Read -186%, Write -201%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write -92%, Mixed -210%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -322%Peak Score -205%Read -206%, Write -211%, 4K Read -198%, 4K Write -116%, Mixed -180%, 4K Mixed -151%, SusWrite -370%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -75%DQ Read -56%, DQ Write -34%, DQ Mixed -127%, ADQ Read -58%, ADQ Write -61%, ADQ Mixed -166%, Age -23%, AS-SSD Total -73%

Average Bench: 211% (98^th of 1080)

Based on 23 user benchmarks. Model: GVL256

Poor: 126%Average: 211% Great: 269%

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Outstanding average bench

The GVL256 256GB averaged 111.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the GVL256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 558MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,085MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GVL256 256GB is 143%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the GVL256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 747MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)

Rank 98211%

Min	Avg	Max
64.9	Read 1,466	1,938
82.5	Write 1,547	2065
111	Mixed 1,041	1,669
490	SusWrite 747	974
269% 1,200 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.5	4K Read 48.8	64.3
36.1	4K Write 108	175
31.1	4K Mixed 62.9	87.2
212% 73.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
329	DQ Read 1,085	1,491
214	DQ Write 781	1,413
260	DQ Mixed 558	924
518% 808 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ESP-User, 13 months ago.

168GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10092

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1942 1834 417 422 275 247 MB/s

269% Outstanding

Write 2,020

Mixed 1,301

SusWrite 856

339% 1,513 MB/s

4K Read 63.2

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 85.3

291% 103 MB/s

DQ Read 1,388

DQ Write 929

DQ Mixed 593

595% 970 MB/s

ESP-User, 13 months ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10092

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1954 872 339 279 267 246 MB/s

259% Outstanding

Write 2,065

Mixed 1,669

SusWrite 659

355% 1,583 MB/s

4K Read 63.2

4K Write 165

4K Mixed 85.8

293% 105 MB/s

DQ Read 1,363

DQ Write 915

DQ Mixed 613

599% 964 MB/s

ESP-User, 13 months ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10092

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1786 980 403 353 306 296 MB/s

256% Outstanding

Write 2,006

Mixed 1,536

SusWrite 687

342% 1,522 MB/s

4K Read 57.9

4K Write 162

4K Mixed 83

280% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 1,367

DQ Write 988

DQ Mixed 437

527% 931 MB/s

ESP-User, 14 months ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10092

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1920 1088 402 395 322 295 MB/s

242% Outstanding

Write 1,908

Mixed 943

SusWrite 737

305% 1,363 MB/s

4K Read 58.1

4K Write 143

4K Mixed 77

262% 92.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,102

DQ Write 744

DQ Mixed 628

548% 824 MB/s

BRA-User, 5 months ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10092

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1631 1479 372 199 183 177 MB/s

160% Outstanding

Write 1,798

Mixed 1,237

SusWrite 673

294% 1,306 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 58.9

4K Mixed 41.7

137% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 418

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 346

260% 350 MB/s

BRA-User, 14 months ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10092

SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 813 328 366 287 230 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 1,227

Mixed 827

SusWrite 490

196% 868 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 43.2

4K Mixed 31.1

98% 32.6 MB/s

DQ Read 329

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 264

199% 269 MB/s

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Gaming 76%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 63%

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Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-M2 PLUS (MS-7C08)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $83Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	1,663x
Core i3-9100FIntel $110Bench 80%, 34,310 samples	538x
Core i5-8400Intel $115Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	447x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	535x
GTX 1650Nvidia $152Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	430x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	320x

SSD
GVL256 256GBBench 211%, 23 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	354x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	226x
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples	138x

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Value: 139% - Outstanding

Total price: $223

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370

GVL256 256GB

Average Bench: 211% (98^th of 1080)

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GVL256 256GB

Average Bench: 211% (98th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 211% (98^th of 1080)