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GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 228% (76th of 1072)

Based on 63 user benchmarks.  Model: ARDOR GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282
Poor: 177%Average: 228% Great: 276%

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Outstanding average bench

The Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282 256GB averaged 127.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 568MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,039MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282 256GB is 99.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Ardor GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 608MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 492MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 63 samples)
Rank 76228%
Min Avg Max
1,241 Read 2,039 2,357
996 Write 1,203 1,275
1,051 Mixed 1,229 1,359
453 SusWrite 608 803
282% 1,270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.2 4K Read 58.3 73.2
69.6 4K Write 144 230
50.8 4K Mixed 74.3 96.5
260% 92.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
434 DQ Read 492 871
311 DQ Write 784 1,076
403 DQ Mixed 568 602
450% 614 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230907a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 1199 1169 489 334 318 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 2,340
Write 1,157
Mixed 1165
SusWrite 790
302% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 69.3
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 91.6
327% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 1,082
DQ Mixed 598
504% 711 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H231201a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1399 636 282 281 286 200 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 1,948
Write 1,442
Mixed 898
SusWrite 514
266% 1,201 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 237
4K Mixed 92.6
339% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1388
DQ Write 1,077
DQ Mixed 578
610% 1,014 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H230907a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 1154 1113 319 327 330 MB/s
253% Outstanding
Read 2,321
Write 1,215
Mixed 1,324
SusWrite 735
310% 1,399 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 81.6
287% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 255
288% 479 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: H230823a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 678 270 182 130 133 MB/s
248% Outstanding
Read 2,003
Write 1,218
Mixed 1,015
SusWrite 428
258% 1,166 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 86
330% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 734
DQ Write 1,073
DQ Mixed 579
529% 796 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,872,698 SSDs tested

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Typical GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282 256GB Builds (Compare 8,878 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples3,012x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples805x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples722x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples573x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples535x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $254Bench 100%, 447,556 samples426x
SSD
GAMING m.2 NVME 256Gb AL1282 256GBArdorBench 228%, 63 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples845x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples382x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples288x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $423

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