Consistent

S6 256GB

S6 256GB
BENCHMARKS (182)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -50%Effective Speed -50%Average Score -46%Read -20%, Write -17%, 4K Read -62%, 4K Write -63%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -146%, SusWrite -5%Peak Score -24%Read -3%, Write -12%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -88%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment -885%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,756%Nice To Haves -20%DQ Read -92%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -159%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -314%, Age 530%, AS-SSD Total -40%

Average Bench: 65.8% (732^nd of 1072)

Based on 182 user benchmarks. Model: CONSISTENT SSD S6 256GB

Poor: 42%Average: 65.8% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Consistent S6 256GB averaged 34.1% 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 Write Speed 244MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Consistent S6 256GB is 49.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Consistent S6 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 126MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 282MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 182 samples)

Rank 73265.8%

Min	Avg	Max
287	Read 381	491
234	Write 345	433
221	Mixed 328	414
95.6	SusWrite 282	404
75.1% 334 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.3	4K Read 21.2	32.6
20.3	4K Write 53.7	92.7
7.86	4K Mixed 18.3	31
84.1% 31.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
77.4	DQ Read 126	191
116	DQ Write 244	329
16.3	DQ Mixed 62.9	205
82.4% 144 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 23 days ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0704A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 444 447 447 445 448 MB/s

91.5% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 426

SusWrite 446

102% 455 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 85.1

4K Mixed 22.1

118% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 94.6

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 33.7

76% 150 MB/s

IND-User, 22 days ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0704A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 408 411 379 410 407 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 422

Mixed 412

SusWrite 404

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 77

4K Mixed 23.4

115% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 97.8

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 35.7

79% 155 MB/s

IND-User, 17 days ago.

208GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 352 358 338 339 336 MB/s

80.4% Excellent

Write 392

Mixed 334

SusWrite 346

86% 385 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 59.9

4K Mixed 23.9

100% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 51.9

91% 172 MB/s

IND-User, 18 days ago.

86GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 40 8.3 8.4 44 56 MB/s

80.3% Excellent

Write 421

Mixed 417

SusWrite 96.1

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 94.3

4K Mixed 30.4

146% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 47.3

96% 191 MB/s

IND-User, 16 days ago.

92GB free

Firmware: HT3618B9

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 449 448 298 204 41 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 446

Mixed 236

SusWrite 312

82% 368 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 88.1

4K Mixed 11.7

110% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 151

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 15.6

58% 125 MB/s

IND-User, 5 days ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R840H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 349 374 350 382 219 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 382

Mixed 272

SusWrite 339

78% 345 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 43.4

4K Mixed 18.2

77% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 81.8

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 93.8

83% 120 MB/s

IND-User, 12 days ago.

120GB free

Firmware: HP2818E3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 249 358 364 357 120 MB/s

54.9% Above average

Write 372

Mixed 352

SusWrite 302

70% 307 MB/s

4K Read 13.6

4K Write 61.1

4K Mixed 9.6

65% 28.1 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 20.7

70% 150 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,972x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,002x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	989x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,012x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	709x

SSD
S6 256GBConsistentBench 66%, 182 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	603x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	586x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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