X12

256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
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Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -53%Read -7%, Write -17%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -244%, SusWrite -27%Peak Score -24%Read 1%, Write -9%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -124%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -238%DQ Read -89%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -807%, ADQ Read -115%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -1,467%, Age 627%, AS-SSD Total -32%

Average Bench: 67.1% (716^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: X12 SSD 256GB

Poor: 52%Average: 67.1% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The X12 256GB 256GB averaged 32.9% 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 30.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 238MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the X12 256GB 256GB is 28.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the X12 256GB 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 16.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 13.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 71667.1%

Min	Avg	Max
176	Read 427	511
55.9	Write 347	446
16.5	Mixed 306	386
28.6	SusWrite 233	427
73.5% 328 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.4	4K Read 30.5	40.1
17.9	4K Write 59.6	96.5
2.3	4K Mixed 13.1	26
94.6% 34.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
75.6	DQ Read 152	194
112	DQ Write 238	351
0.8	DQ Mixed 16.6	36.5
62.8% 136 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 month ago.

179GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HC210706

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 328 344 346 325 338 MB/s

74.6% Very good

Write 386

Mixed 360

SusWrite 326

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 58.2

4K Mixed 13.3

94% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 20

71% 152 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U1118A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 107 19 10 8 0.9 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 211

Mixed 357

SusWrite 28.6

61% 277 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 96.3

4K Mixed 26

122% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 75.6

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 36.5

76% 146 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0110A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 138 52 36 42 54 MB/s

64.8% Good

Write 421

Mixed 370

SusWrite 78.5

75% 337 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 21.1

106% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 0.9

62% 143 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS2227F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 281 286 140 90 233 MB/s

64.5% Good

Write 352

Mixed 295

SusWrite 213

69% 306 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 68.5

4K Mixed 11.1

104% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 13.7

54% 120 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

158GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS2227F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 239 256 322 228 19 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 352

Mixed 278

SusWrite 230

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 46.9

4K Mixed 10.3

83% 28.9 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 13.5

46% 99.6 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW201105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 48 64 30 48 47 MB/s

52.3% Above average

Write 166

Mixed 16.5

SusWrite 68.5

37% 172 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 24.1

4K Mixed 9.2

74% 22 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 16.9

69% 151 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,942x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,563x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,620x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,197x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	991x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	939x

SSD
256GB 256GBX12Bench 67%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	228x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

X12

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Average Bench: 67.1% (716^th of 1072)

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