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PCIe SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 187% (119th of 1080)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB
Poor: 166%Average: 187% Great: 205%

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Outstanding average bench

The M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB averaged 87.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 471MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 823MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB is 38.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 506MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 119187%
Min Avg Max
1,568 Read 1,633 1,668
1,002 Write 1,119 1,158
921 Mixed 958 975
255 SusWrite 506 702
234% 1,054 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.6 4K Read 49.7 52
137 4K Write 150 166
29.2 4K Mixed 30.9 31.8
194% 76.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
687 DQ Read 752 767
664 DQ Write 823 972
233 DQ Mixed 471 502
442% 682 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1103F0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 1051 413 401 382 240 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,642
Write 1,123
Mixed 950
SusWrite 601
240% 1,079 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 30.7
193% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 828
DQ Mixed 500
458% 697 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1103F0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 167 394 402 201 330 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 1,628
Write 1,134
Mixed 968
SusWrite 321
225% 1,013 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 30.3
191% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 664
DQ Mixed 502
434% 643 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1103F0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 186 209 224 310 175 MB/s
171% Outstanding
Read 1,628
Write 1,147
Mixed 975
SusWrite 255
222% 1,001 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 31
197% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 500
442% 662 MB/s

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Gaming 142%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation 129%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples2,653x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,242x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $75Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples867x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples833x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples712x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples628x
SSD
PCIe SSD 256GBM.2Bench 187%, 9 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples377x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples227x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples208x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $653

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