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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 83.7% (430th of 1072)

Based on 219 user benchmarks.  Model: SMI DISK
Poor: 60%Average: 83.7% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The SMI DISK 253GB averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SMI DISK 253GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 114MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SMI DISK 253GB is 41.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SMI DISK 253GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 240MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 324MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 219 samples)
Rank 43083.7%
Min Avg Max
400 Read 483 521
174 Write 324 427
238 Mixed 325 456
118 SusWrite 240 372
76.5% 343 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 25.3 31.8
35.5 4K Write 81.9 112
16.4 4K Mixed 34.6 47.1
126% 47.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 DQ Read 245 301
34.7 DQ Write 202 336
17.8 DQ Mixed 114 194
115% 187 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0823B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 222 220 234 236 234 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 488
Write 400
Mixed 376
SusWrite 248
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 38.6
128% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 95.5
131% 238 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0823B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 210 216 223 222 225 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 461
Write 395
Mixed 342
SusWrite 221
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 37
129% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 139
152% 252 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0303B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 262 272 279 245 254 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 503
Write 276
Mixed 262
SusWrite 264
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 34.5
119% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 78.3
DQ Mixed 192
139% 185 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0303B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 211 279 283 284 282 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 502
Write 254
Mixed 239
SusWrite 259
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 30.6
77% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 187
151% 215 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0303B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 207 155 153 142 146 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 358
Write 266
Mixed 263
SusWrite 165
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 27.3
90% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 36.5
DQ Mixed 78.5
77% 131 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,713,208 SSDs tested

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Typical DISK 253GB Builds (Compare 16,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples3,005x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,823x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,205x
SSD
DISK 253GBSMIBench 84%, 219 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples321x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $448

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