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Axle-m.2

2280 SSD NVMe 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 185% (113th of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Model: AXLE-M.2 2280 SSD NVMe
Poor: 152%Average: 185% Great: 208%

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Outstanding average bench

The Axle-m.2 2280 SSD NVMe 256GB averaged 85.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Axle-m.2 2280 SSD NVMe 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 503MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,656MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 683MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 113185%
Min Avg Max
1,307 Read 1,656 1,976
954 Write 1,152 1,442
821 Mixed 967 1,099
228 SusWrite 683 1,021
248% 1,115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.7 4K Read 39.9 43
89.4 4K Write 119 186
24.9 4K Mixed 28.1 30.6
159% 62.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
370 DQ Read 720 898
424 DQ Write 670 968
372 DQ Mixed 503 564
430% 631 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0808A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 1291 1464 923 686 199 MB/s
208% Outstanding
Read 1,521
Write 1,442
Mixed 1,099
SusWrite 976
283% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 30.6
202% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 372
369% 570 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 994 1007 1068 1102 1116 840 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1,307
Write 1,098
Mixed 821
SusWrite 1,021
238% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 28.4
151% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 674
DQ Mixed 534
468% 702 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1076 1114 443 129 153 128 MB/s
187% Outstanding
Read 1,976
Write 1,115
Mixed 1,050
SusWrite 507
257% 1,162 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 28.5
155% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 811
DQ Write 613
DQ Mixed 541
451% 655 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 133 202 124 187 173 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,823
Write 954
Mixed 897
SusWrite 228
215% 976 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 24.9
130% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 803
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 564
432% 597 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,243 SSDs tested

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Typical 2280 SSD NVMe 256GB Builds (Compare 2,276 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H410M H V2

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples648x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples374x
Core i5-10400Intel  $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples318x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples274x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples151x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples136x
SSD
2280 SSD NVMe 256GBAxle-m.2Bench 185%, 4 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples51x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples48x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $98

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