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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 214% (89th of 1074)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: GVL256
Poor: 126%Average: 214% Great: 269%

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Outstanding average bench

The GVL256 256GB averaged 113.8% 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 568MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,115MB/s

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. Sustained Write Speed 750MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 89214%
Min Avg Max
64.9 Read 1,463 1,938
82.5 Write 1,535 2065
111 Mixed 1,032 1,669
490 SusWrite 750 974
268% 1,195 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.5 4K Read 49.5 64.3
36.1 4K Write 110 175
31.1 4K Mixed 63.9 87.2
215% 74.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
329 DQ Read 1,115 1,491
214 DQ Write 804 1,413
260 DQ Mixed 568 924
530% 829 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10092
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1942 1834 417 422 275 247 MB/s
269% Outstanding
Read 1,873
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
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10092
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1954 872 339 279 267 246 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 1,938
Write 2065
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 1363
DQ Write 915
DQ Mixed 613
599% 964 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10092
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1786 980 403 353 306 296 MB/s
256% Outstanding
Read 1859
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
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10092
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1920 1088 402 395 322 295 MB/s
242% Outstanding
Read 1,863
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
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10092
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1573 1600 427 406 426 403 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 1,849
Write 2,062
Mixed 1116
SusWrite 806
327% 1,458 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 68.9
228% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1,035
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 863
657% 893 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10092
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 813 328 366 287 230 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 928
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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Typical GVL256 256GB Builds (Compare 3,856 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 76%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 63%
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Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-M2 PLUS (MS-7C08)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $95Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,545x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $130Bench 80%, 34,310 samples509x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples420x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples495x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples398x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples304x
SSD
GVL256 256GBBench 214%, 22 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples339x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples213x
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $385

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