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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 34.3% (992nd of 1071)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: D2CSTK251A20-0480
Poor: 27%Average: 34.3% Great: 40%

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Poor average bench

The D2CSTK251A20-0480 480GB averaged 65.6% 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 Random Read Speed 17.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 48.5MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the D2CSTK251A20-0480 480GB is just 12.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the D2CSTK251A20-0480 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 12.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 47.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 99234.3%
Min Avg Max
90.1 Read 170 254
103 Write 177 234
109 Mixed 166 239
86.1 SusWrite 132 208
36.4% 162 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9 4K Read 17.8 24.1
5.5 4K Write 12.3 16.9
6.24 4K Mixed 14.7 19.7
52.3% 14.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 DQ Read 100 117
11.9 DQ Write 47.8 59.6
5.68 DQ Mixed 48.5 77.5
42.8% 65.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 125 127 142 138 129 MB/s
36.7% Below average
Read 227
Write 261
Mixed 230
SusWrite 136
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 13.9
50% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 57
DQ Mixed 61.6
52% 78.4 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 144 145 144 146 146 MB/s
36% Below average
Read 180
Write 190
Mixed 152
SusWrite 148
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 12.4
4K Mixed 14.3
52% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 48.3
DQ Mixed 70.9
56% 78.5 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 125 124 129 124 125 MB/s
35.8% Below average
Read 180
Write 185
Mixed 182
SusWrite 122
38% 167 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 15.8
56% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 50.1
DQ Mixed 69
55% 78.5 MB/s
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 126 134 129 114 MB/s
27.4% Poor
Read 110
Write 204
Mixed 194
SusWrite 132
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 13.1
39% 11.6 MB/s
DQ Read 71.2
DQ Write 49.3
DQ Mixed 40.3
36% 53.6 MB/s
86GB free
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 83 77 84 80 81 MB/s
21.9% Poor
Read 154
Write 103
Mixed 145
SusWrite 86.1
27% 122 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 6.8
36% 9.37 MB/s
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 62%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9010

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,849x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples774x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples677x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples471x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples361x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples360x
SSD
D2CSTK251A20-0480 480GBBench 34%, 34 samples1x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples97x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples88x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples72x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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