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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 58.5% (820th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: GEONIXGOLD256
Poor: 33%Average: 58.5% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The GEONIXGOLD256 256GB averaged 41.5% 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 234MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GEONIXGOLD256 256GB is 46.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the GEONIXGOLD256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 110MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 82058.5%
Min Avg Max
43 Read 386 486
120 Write 329 428
34.2 Mixed 324 423
29.5 SusWrite 222 417
70.8% 315 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 20.5 34.1
4.6 4K Write 48.1 71.8
0.3 4K Mixed 14.2 30.5
74.7% 27.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.4 DQ Read 110 179
5.9 DQ Write 234 322
0.3 DQ Mixed 32.6 57.6
64.5% 125 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 410 392 389 355 384 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 371
Mixed 378
SusWrite 392
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 29.6
161% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 42.6
77% 145 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 389 397 403 403 402 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 480
Write 400
Mixed 404
SusWrite 399
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 23.8
97% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 42.3
88% 174 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0110A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 111 8.5 128 27 114 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 432
Write 192
Mixed 151
SusWrite 79.1
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 27.6
121% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 50.5
66% 118 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0704A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 71 193 54 46 130 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 467
Write 340
Mixed 400
SusWrite 96.8
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 17.5
88% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 97.2
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 9
56% 124 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0303B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 271 342 265 216 188 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 318
Write 293
Mixed 257
SusWrite 255
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 36.5
4K Mixed 11.5
60% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 36.4
72% 141 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 289 338 193 93 84 MB/s
48.5% Average
Read 373
Write 316
Mixed 319
SusWrite 215
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 10.2
43% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 99.8
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 43.8
69% 127 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 3.7 80 5.9 6 7.1 MB/s
25.1% Poor
Read 425
Write 222
Mixed 10
SusWrite 31.3
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.3
23% 6.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,869,116 SSDs tested

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Typical GEONIXGOLD256 256GB Builds (Compare 2,447 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E7450

CPU
Core i5-5300UIntelBench 42%, 29,898 samples1,197x
Core i7-5600UIntelBench 50%, 20,423 samples1,146x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples100x
GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples2,364x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples81x
HD Graphics 5500 (PHDGD Skylake v2.9)IntelBench 4%, 39 samples1x
SSD
GEONIXGOLD256 256GBBench 58%, 36 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples343x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples176x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples121x
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