Whalekom

256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
BENCHMARKS (54)
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Effective Speed -638%Effective Speed -638%Average Score -631%Read -663%, Write -956%, 4K Read -223%, 4K Write -232%, Mixed -742%, 4K Mixed -410%, SusWrite -1,192%Peak Score -364%Read -240%, Write -408%, 4K Read -372%, 4K Write -212%, Mixed -306%, 4K Mixed -238%, SusWrite -769%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -503%DQ Read -555%, DQ Write -105%, DQ Mixed -332%, ADQ Read -1,215%, ADQ Write -362%, ADQ Mixed -1,159%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -280%

Average Bench: 72.7% (630^th of 1080)

Based on 54 user benchmarks. Model: WHALEKOM SSD 256GB

Poor: 29%Average: 72.7% Great: 161%

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Good average bench

The Whalekom 256GB 256GB averaged 27.3% 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 Mixed IO Speed 118MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 272MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Whalekom 256GB 256GB is 132%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Whalekom 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 130MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 246MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 54 samples)

Rank 63072.7%

Min	Avg	Max
275	Read 537	1,674
147	Write 433	1,210
124	Mixed 372	1,039
19.6	SusWrite 246	526
88.7% 397 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.78	4K Read 25.5	40.5
1	4K Write 60.9	115
0.1	4K Mixed 20.4	54.6
97.1% 35.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
43.8	DQ Read 130	353
9.88	DQ Write 272	929
0.4	DQ Mixed 118	485
113% 173 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PHL-User, 1 month ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VC2S038D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 196 178 111 101 91 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 243

Mixed 317

SusWrite 152

143% 668 MB/s

4K Read 11

4K Write 75.4

4K Mixed 36.7

104% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 649

DQ Write 244

DQ Mixed 482

347% 458 MB/s

PHL-User, 5 months ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HT3618C1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 414 369 411 98 78 MB/s

81.6% Excellent

Write 342

Mixed 343

SusWrite 296

78% 350 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 12

132% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 14.9

71% 155 MB/s

PHL-User, 3 months ago.

148GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3215A6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 428 416 414 403 14 MB/s

80.4% Excellent

Write 442

Mixed 376

SusWrite 350

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 84.1

4K Mixed 9.8

112% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 258

DQ Mixed 10.8

58% 127 MB/s

NPL-User, 3 months ago.

94GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0308A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 469 515 408 368 361 MB/s

70.4% Very good

Write 516

Mixed 344

SusWrite 433

109% 486 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 9.6

4K Mixed 5.8

56% 14.7 MB/s

DQ Read 93.3

DQ Write 12.2

DQ Mixed 19.3

23% 41.6 MB/s

PHL-User, 4 months ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R6310

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 92 24 10 2.8 2.8 MB/s

29.4% Poor

Write 171

Mixed 126

SusWrite 40.1

39% 179 MB/s

4K Read 4.8

4K Write 46.9

4K Mixed 1.2

34% 17.6 MB/s

DQ Read 20

DQ Write 96.9

DQ Mixed 28.4

31% 48.4 MB/s

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Motherboard: MSI PRO H610M-E DDR4 (MS-7D48)

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Core i5-12400FIntel $110Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	947x
Core i3-12100FIntel $85Bench 94%, 11,860 samples	428x
Core i5-12400Intel $146Bench 98%, 17,352 samples	163x

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RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	273x
RTX 4060Nvidia $293Bench 122%, 48,534 samples	235x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	132x

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256GB 256GBWhalekomBench 73%, 54 samples	1x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	136x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples	135x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	77x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $380

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Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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Whalekom

256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 72.7% (630^th of 1080)

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Whalekom

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Average Bench: 72.7% (630th of 1080)

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