SB2 256GB

SB2 256GB
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Effective Speed -41%Effective Speed -41%Average Score -56%Read -8%, Write -28%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -37%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -105%, SusWrite -185%Peak Score -33%Read 0%, Write -11%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite -135%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -18%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -58%, ADQ Read -43%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -139%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -15%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 69.7% (674^th of 1072)

Based on 169 user benchmarks. Model: SB2

Poor: 45%Average: 69.7% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The SB2 256GB averaged 30.3% 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 Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SB2 256GB is 42.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SB2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 317MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 169 samples)

Rank 67469.7%

Min	Avg	Max
288	Read 423	507
119	Write 317	438
188	Mixed 340	481
51.1	SusWrite 104	165
66% 296 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.9	4K Read 28.5	37.5
16.8	4K Write 63.9	90.2
5.14	4K Mixed 22	38.3
105% 38.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.6	DQ Read 229	312
29.2	DQ Write 222	327
7.83	DQ Mixed 109	210
114% 186 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 12 months ago.

128GB free

Firmware: SBFM10.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 57 67 73 73 74 MB/s

71.8% Very good

Write 386

Mixed 324

SusWrite 103

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 67.1

4K Mixed 27.8

114% 41.1 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 191

175% 266 MB/s

DEU-User, 13 months ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM10.8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 152 58 61 71 47 MB/s

63.9% Good

Write 367

Mixed 317

SusWrite 84.8

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 53.8

4K Mixed 26.1

101% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 226

DQ Mixed 164

141% 206 MB/s

PRI-User, 17 months ago.

113GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 101 115 85 36 87 MB/s

46.7% Average

Write 216

Mixed 228

SusWrite 94.1

48% 214 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 44.5

4K Mixed 18.9

80% 28.2 MB/s

DQ Read 157

DQ Write 26

DQ Mixed 92.3

67% 91.7 MB/s

CAN-User, 12 months ago.

123GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM10.8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 43 42 25 47 51 MB/s

45.7% Average

Write 68.2

Mixed 76.2

SusWrite 43.4

29% 136 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 30.9

4K Mixed 18.5

78% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 180

DQ Write 54.4

DQ Mixed 82.1

70% 106 MB/s

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

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System: Lenovo 20217

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	996x
Core i5-4200MIntel $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples	99x
Core i7-4702MQIntelBench 61%, 21,618 samples	14x

GPU
GeForce GT 755MNvidiaBench 9%, 3,890 samples	452x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	449x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples	218x

SSD
SB2 256GBBench 70%, 169 samples	1x

RAM
RMT3170EB68F9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 50%, 5,069 samples	174x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples	71x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	66x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $209

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SB2 256GB

Average Bench: 69.7% (674^th of 1072)

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