Average Bench: 81.7% (460th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: EXRAM 256GB

Very good average bench

The Exram 256GB 256GB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Exram 256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 290MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Exram 256GB 256GB is 67.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Exram 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 15.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 185MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Min Avg Max
197 Read 500 1,502
204 Write 435 1,243
182 Mixed 389 954
61.3 SusWrite 337 1,113
93.2% 415 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.6 4K Read 30.2 42.9
13.1 4K Write 76 153
0.3 4K Mixed 15.6 38.5
106% 40.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.8 DQ Read 185 366
16.2 DQ Write 290 1,002
0.3 DQ Mixed 61.1 384
95.8% 179 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0428A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1245 1341 1425 1254 1024 387 MB/s
Read 1,502
Write 1,243
Mixed 954
SusWrite 1,113
270% 1,203 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 30
154% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 384
379% 584 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2818E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 449 335 387 292 97 MB/s
Read 501
Write 468
Mixed 414
SusWrite 334
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 15
144% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 15.8
77% 170 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: W0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 22 16 150 115 17 MB/s
Read 411
Write 374
Mixed 424
SusWrite 82.4
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 31.5
151% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 48.9
105% 210 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2818E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 335 334 345 329 115 MB/s
Read 433
Write 397
Mixed 365
SusWrite 282
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 11.5
115% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 20.1
76% 166 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0922A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 115 129 94 85 78 MB/s
Read 474
Write 395
Mixed 385
SusWrite 120
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 23.1
112% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 48.5
91% 175 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,739,067 SSDs tested

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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 50%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Dell Latitude E5440

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