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K7-256G-CD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 57.3% (830th of 1074)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: faspeed K7-256G-CD
Poor: 30%Average: 57.3% Great: 76%

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Average average bench

The Faspeed K7-256G-CD 256GB averaged 42.6% 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 24.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 429MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Faspeed K7-256G-CD 256GB is 45.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Faspeed K7-256G-CD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 30.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 83057.3%
Min Avg Max
374 Read 429 478
198 Write 318 404
9.3 Mixed 292 383
19.1 SusWrite 143 300
65.9% 296 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 4K Read 24.5 32.6
5.4 4K Write 51.7 81.8
0.3 4K Mixed 17.6 29.6
86.9% 31.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 DQ Read 120 200
59.1 DQ Write 175 312
0.8 DQ Mixed 30.5 54.6
55.7% 108 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1103A2P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 137 11 124 63 65 MB/s
69.9% Good
Read 478
Write 404
Mixed 383
SusWrite 92.5
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 29.6
131% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 59.1
DQ Mixed 0.8
34% 86.6 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 79 20 14 23 27 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 450
Write 321
Mixed 332
SusWrite 63.1
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 23.8
119% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 38.6
79% 154 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 182 197 281 223 91 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 374
Write 314
Mixed 330
SusWrite 211
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 12.9
52% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 72.1
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 28.3
45% 83.7 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1103A2P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 121 103 93 109 72 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 397
Write 326
Mixed 322
SusWrite 116
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 27.8
4K Mixed 13.7
55% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 54.6
70% 126 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 7 102 4.4 94 17 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 512
Write 359
Mixed 339
SusWrite 38.6
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 0.4
55% 13.8 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,964,426 SSDs tested

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Typical K7-256G-CD 256GB Builds (Compare 24,393 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,039x
Core i7-2600Intel  $178Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,578x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples939x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,052x
SSD
K7-256G-CD 256GBFaspeedBench 57%, 7 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples518x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples379x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples298x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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