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M.2 NVME 2280 256GB

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Effective Speed -209%Effective Speed -209%Average Score -205%Read -301%, Write -238%, 4K Read -110%, 4K Write -101%, Mixed -205%, 4K Mixed -96%, SusWrite -385%Peak Score -191%Read -200%, Write -211%, 4K Read -223%, 4K Write -91%, Mixed -216%, 4K Mixed -151%, SusWrite -246%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -68%DQ Read -51%, DQ Write -65%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -82%, ADQ Write -92%, ADQ Mixed -126%, Age 22%, AS-SSD Total -80%

Average Bench: 176% (134^th of 1080)

Based on 37 user benchmarks. Model: VRX M.2 NVME 2280 256GB

Poor: 71%Average: 176% Great: 252%

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Outstanding average bench

The VRX M.2 NVME 2280 256GB averaged 76.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the VRX M.2 NVME 2280 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 657MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 940MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the VRX M.2 NVME 2280 256GB is 182%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the VRX M.2 NVME 2280 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 650MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 103MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)

Rank 134176%

Min	Avg	Max
22.2	Read 1,046	1,975
41.2	Write 1,380	2,068
116	Mixed 1,060	1,477
55.8	SusWrite 650	1323
233% 1,034 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.8	4K Read 42.3	59.4
10.8	4K Write 103	198
4.1	4K Mixed 56.3	87.1
191% 67.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
275	DQ Read 940	1,539
145	DQ Write 656	1,150
44.1	DQ Mixed 657	1211
529% 751 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IDN-User, 2 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: VC2S038E Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1606 1544 1550 1507 132 MB/s

276% Outstanding

Write 1,576

Mixed 1,304

SusWrite 1,316

344% 1,533 MB/s

4K Read 44.2

4K Write 195

4K Mixed 60.2

248% 99.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,029

DQ Write 898

DQ Mixed 509

506% 812 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 days ago.

165GB free

Firmware: VC2S038E Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1603 1603 863 135 79 93 MB/s

244% Outstanding

Write 1,572

Mixed 1,304

SusWrite 729

308% 1,380 MB/s

4K Read 44.5

4K Write 174

4K Mixed 75.2

256% 98 MB/s

DQ Read 1,032

DQ Write 899

DQ Mixed 510

507% 814 MB/s

IDN-User, 22 days ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VC2S038E Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 1556 1143 132 125 123 MB/s

224% Outstanding

Write 1,610

Mixed 1,312

SusWrite 757

314% 1,408 MB/s

4K Read 46.2

4K Write 92.8

4K Mixed 59.1

195% 66 MB/s

DQ Read 1,003

DQ Write 742

DQ Mixed 506

478% 750 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,516,013 SSDs tested

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Typical M.2 NVME 2280 256GB Builds (Compare 5,139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 26%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 22%

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Motherboard: Intel B75

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,110x
Core i5-3470Intel $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	813x
Core i5-2400Intel $40Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	746x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	471x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	434x
GTX 1650Nvidia $152Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	410x

SSD
M.2 NVME 2280 256GBVRXBench 176%, 37 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	636x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	228x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	148x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $356

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $82
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370

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M.2 NVME 2280 256GB