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250GB SATA SSD 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 73.3% (603rd of 1072)

Based on 145 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY 250GB SATA SSD
Poor: 36%Average: 73.3% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The PNY 250GB SATA SSD 250GB averaged 26.6% 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 27MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 263MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY 250GB SATA SSD 250GB is 63.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PNY 250GB SATA SSD 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 147MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 38.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 145 samples)
Rank 60373.3%
Min Avg Max
318 Read 443 512
227 Write 376 448
42.6 Mixed 345 429
63.6 SusWrite 271 437
80.4% 359 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.4 4K Read 27 38.7
8.71 4K Write 70.2 117
0.4 4K Mixed 19.4 31
103% 38.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
77.5 DQ Read 147 234
20.9 DQ Write 263 342
0.7 DQ Mixed 38.6 50.8
76.4% 150 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
89GB free
Firmware: W0714A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 448 447 447 266 143 MB/s
86.8% Excellent
Read 476
Write 423
Mixed 386
SusWrite 367
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 27.8
125% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 37.7
65% 130 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: V0823A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 163 9.4 102 78 9.5 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 483
Write 425
Mixed 409
SusWrite 109
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 20.3
112% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 32.9
83% 168 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 149 32 127 106 124 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 459
Write 404
Mixed 400
SusWrite 153
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 23.5
102% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 54.1
86% 162 MB/s
231GB free
Firmware: W0406B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 107 106 106 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 332
Write 207
Mixed 237
SusWrite 106
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 17.9
102% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 41.7
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 20.4
28% 49.1 MB/s
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples690x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples303x
SSD
250GB SATA SSD 250GBPNYBench 73%, 145 samples1x
RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $191

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