Average Bench: 64.4% (747th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: EVMM2/256GB

Above average average bench

The EVMM2/256GB 256GB averaged 35.6% 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-64Thread Write Speed 238MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the EVMM2/256GB 256GB is 47.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the EVMM2/256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 259MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 168MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Min Avg Max
284 Read 393 517
176 Write 335 460
47.8 Mixed 304 445
89.8 SusWrite 259 428
72.3% 323 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 4K Read 21.4 41.1
25 4K Write 48.3 100
0.5 4K Mixed 17 33.6
79.9% 28.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
89.3 DQ Read 168 223
38 DQ Write 238 332
1.5 DQ Mixed 44.8 55.1
78% 150 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 419 412 443 443 449 MB/s
Read 450
Write 364
Mixed 391
SusWrite 428
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 27.1
120% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 55.1
87% 161 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 360 382 400 276 75 MB/s
Read 440
Write 403
Mixed 399
SusWrite 303
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 24.8
111% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 53.3
91% 171 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 210 284 277 78 333 MB/s
Read 499
Write 396
Mixed 378
SusWrite 261
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 51.9
4K Mixed 13.7
84% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 26.2
81% 170 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: W0704A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 159 146 132 130 MB/s
Read 379
Write 176
Mixed 171
SusWrite 145
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 10.3
48% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 89.3
DQ Write 98.6
DQ Mixed 25.3
38% 71.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,867,848 SSDs tested

Typical EVMM2/256GB 256GB Builds (Compare 464 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: HP ProBook 430 G3

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