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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 52.7% (875th of 1072)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Model: MSH-256
Poor: 38%Average: 52.7% Great: 61%

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Average average bench

The MSH-256 253GB averaged 47.2% 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 Write Speed 59.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 407MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MSH-256 253GB is 23.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the MSH-256 253GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 6.18MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 169MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 87552.7%
Min Avg Max
293 Read 407 481
94 Write 203 273
118 Mixed 226 338
43.7 SusWrite 169 249
55.9% 252 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.14 4K Read 15.9 21.6
21.2 4K Write 59.7 96
2.43 4K Mixed 6.18 11.2
63.6% 27.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.5 DQ Read 113 188
42.5 DQ Write 184 255
2.99 DQ Mixed 36.9 70.1
59.3% 111 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 214 223 227 227 228 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 452
Write 218
Mixed 173
SusWrite 216
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 9.9
78% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 59.5
78% 137 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 200 226 220 229 228 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 436
Write 218
Mixed 187
SusWrite 216
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 9.9
72% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 59.4
80% 142 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 206 210 221 220 220 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 429
Write 215
Mixed 175
SusWrite 207
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 9.3
66% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 58.6
78% 138 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 210 198 215 220 222 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 428
Write 173
Mixed 171
SusWrite 208
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 9.4
49% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 60.9
79% 138 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 124 126 126 120 MB/s
43.9% Average
Read 296
Write 106
Mixed 123
SusWrite 121
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 9.5
68% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 54.4
58% 94.5 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0831A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 129 128 123 124 MB/s
43.5% Average
Read 293
Write 94
Mixed 127
SusWrite 123
35% 159 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 9.3
67% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 92
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 54.3
57% 92.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop 55%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Asus G551JW

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples541x
Core i7-4750HQIntelBench 63%, 5,497 samples76x
Core i5-4200HIntelBench 57%, 11,882 samples32x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples363x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples241x
Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 5,483 samples47x
SSD
MSH-256 253GBBench 53%, 35 samples1x
RAM
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples177x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples124x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples91x
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