Average Bench: 143% (166th of 1072)

Based on 2,434 user benchmarks.  Models: NVMe ADATA SX8000NP, ADATA SX8000NP

Outstanding average bench

The Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 42.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 368MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 595MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 86%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 398MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 353MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,434 samples)
Min Avg Max
581 Read 978 1,019
157 Write 780 1,020
284 Mixed 672 828
140 SusWrite 398 965
158% 707 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 44.5 39.1
30.4 4K Write 120 177
16.2 4K Mixed 48.4 60.9
193% 71.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
292 DQ Read 353 371
179 DQ Write 595 736
174 DQ Mixed 368 427
309% 439 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 598 226 232 224 208 389 MB/s
Read 984
Write 995
Mixed 825
SusWrite 313
175% 779 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 55.4
200% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 431
361% 508 MB/s
141GB free
Firmware: C2.3.7a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 998 282 225 236 233 230 MB/s
Read 939
Write 769
Mixed 758
SusWrite 367
158% 708 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 51.8
197% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 406
346% 493 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.2.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 232 234 232 302 459 MB/s
Read 927
Write 1,013
Mixed 777
SusWrite 340
172% 764 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 49.5
168% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 425
357% 506 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 103 109 139 135 107 MB/s
Read 863
Write 355
Mixed 165
SusWrite 137
83% 380 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 34.7
122% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 81.3
DQ Mixed 145
113% 159 MB/s
237GB free
Firmware: C2.2.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 212 210 215 220 233 MB/s
Read 307
Write 338
Mixed 320
SusWrite 218
67% 296 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 34.1
122% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 403
278% 344 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 61 87 65 51 51 MB/s
Read 805
Write 134
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 75.4
56% 265 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 19.1
68% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 64.5
98% 188 MB/s
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Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $647

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