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Polion

256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 67.4% (709th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: POLION 256GB
Poor: 46%Average: 67.4% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Polion 256GB 256GB averaged 32.5% 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 Random Read Speed 26MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Polion 256GB 256GB is 43.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Polion 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 16.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 70967.4%
Min Avg Max
319 Read 402 498
296 Write 371 442
244 Mixed 315 397
101 SusWrite 280 434
76.8% 342 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.7 4K Read 26 31.1
29.4 4K Write 63.3 105
9.4 4K Mixed 16.7 33.4
94.2% 35.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.4 DQ Read 98 186
70.6 DQ Write 200 290
6.2 DQ Mixed 51.7 185
67% 116 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: HP3414B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 435 437 436 431 434 MB/s
89.4% Excellent
Read 498
Write 439
Mixed 397
SusWrite 434
99% 442 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 13.5
118% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 16.3
67% 146 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: VA001CBY
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 415 400 406 416 152 MB/s
87.9% Excellent
Read 460
Write 419
Mixed 355
SusWrite 367
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 33.4
124% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 164
135% 188 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: HP3414B5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 385 401 425 437 434 MB/s
72.8% Very good
Read 369
Write 442
Mixed 378
SusWrite 411
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 9.6
91% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 45.9
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 6.2
52% 112 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0714A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 375 192 211 205 122 MB/s
70.4% Very good
Read 438
Write 384
Mixed 378
SusWrite 245
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 21.7
95% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 44.5
80% 155 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,721,376 SSDs tested

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Gaming 22%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Asus P7P55D-E

CPU
Core i5 760Intel  $100Bench 64%, 34,495 samples257x
Core i7 860Intel  $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples156x
Core i7 870Intel  $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples142x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples70x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples45x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples43x
SSD
256GB 256GBPolionBench 67%, 9 samples1x
RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples325x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples230x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples90x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $159

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