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SSD 228GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 83.2% (438th of 1074)

Based on 30 user benchmarks.  Model: INNOVATION SSD
Poor: 49%Average: 83.2% Great: 95%

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Very good average bench

The Innovation SSD 228GB averaged just 16.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Innovation SSD 228GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 215MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Innovation SSD 228GB is 46.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Innovation SSD 228GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 127MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 319MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30 samples)
Rank 43883.2%
Min Avg Max
228 Read 455 520
56.6 Write 319 473
87.3 Mixed 363 486
61.8 SusWrite 127 254
70.5% 316 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.6 4K Read 28.8 33.8
25.1 4K Write 81.7 112
12.2 4K Mixed 39.5 49.4
138% 50 MB/s
Min Avg Max
164 DQ Read 293 326
65 DQ Write 302 353
41 DQ Mixed 215 252
184% 270 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 91 105 157 322 291 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 433
Write 56.6
Mixed 235
SusWrite 204
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 40.5
140% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 239
199% 284 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 287 51 51 54 54 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 452
Write 421
Mixed 388
SusWrite 129
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 41.8
144% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 240
198% 282 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 159 54 53 53 53 MB/s
78.8% Very good
Read 468
Write 340
Mixed 339
SusWrite 127
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 35.2
122% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 246
208% 300 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 55 52 53 53 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 359
Write 52.7
Mixed 125
SusWrite 53.1
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 27.9
91% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 44
DQ Mixed 75
70% 115 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 202 110 50 53 53 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 363
Write 285
Mixed 277
SusWrite 120
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 19.1
50% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 243
194% 269 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,938,517 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 26%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation 22%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H - $198

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $87Bench 64%, 234,266 samples594x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples463x
Core i5-6400Intel  $73Bench 61%, 171,457 samples462x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples400x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples241x
SSD
SSD 228GBInnovationBench 83%, 30 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples92x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples90x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $383

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