256gb

SSD 256GB

SSD 256GB
BENCHMARKS (916)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -7%Read 16%, Write 10%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -52%, SusWrite 13%Peak Score +71% Read 176%, Write 128%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed 122%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 56%Value & Sentiment -890%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,767%Nice To Haves +42% DQ Read 112%, DQ Write 85%, DQ Mixed 88%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write 10%, ADQ Mixed -13%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total 90%

Average Bench: 89.9% (333^rd of 1072)

Based on 916 user benchmarks. Model: 256GB SSD

Poor: 41%Average: 89.9% Great: 167%

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Very good average bench

The 256gb SSD 256GB averaged just 10.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 256gb SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 231MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 319MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 256gb SSD 256GB is 126%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 256gb SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 336MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 412MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 916 samples)

Rank 33389.9%

Min	Avg	Max
298	Read 532	1,400
144	Write 445	1,105
97.8	Mixed 412	941
82.6	SusWrite 336	603
96.7% 431 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 28.1	47.8
19.2	4K Write 65.9	127
7.04	4K Mixed 29.7	58.1
116% 41.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
82.1	DQ Read 264	779
49.2	DQ Write 319	662
16.3	DQ Mixed 231	624
191% 271 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 14 days ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN10316

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 331 247 459 262 264 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 909

Mixed 875

SusWrite 319

178% 798 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 35.8

125% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 113

DQ Mixed 89.2

76% 113 MB/s

RUS-User, 22 days ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.1.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 404 239 241 243 242 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 425

SusWrite 303

92% 407 MB/s

4K Read 42.3

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 47.6

182% 65.6 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 212

168% 227 MB/s

IDN-User, 16 days ago.

133GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN15330

SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 401 326 397 396 330 MB/s

91.6% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 417

SusWrite 383

96% 424 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 67.6

4K Mixed 37.6

132% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 224

169% 222 MB/s

MAR-User, 10 days ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 413 420 420 427 379 MB/s

87.7% Excellent

Write 56

Mixed 375

SusWrite 410

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 13.8

126% 51.9 MB/s

DQ Read 121

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 16.1

66% 142 MB/s

MDA-User, 22 days ago.

96GB free

Firmware: V4.15.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 122 122 123 123 122 MB/s

77.4% Very good

Write 402

Mixed 348

SusWrite 138

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 39.5

4K Write 97.1

4K Mixed 22.6

140% 53.1 MB/s

DQ Read 195

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 30

72% 148 MB/s

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System: AZW MINI S

CPU
N100IntelBench 48%, 1,491 samples	128x
Celeron N5095AIntelBench 40%, 431 samples	120x
N95IntelBench 47%, 1,057 samples	109x

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UHD GraphicsIntelBench 2%, 4,536 samples	228x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 1,086 samples	128x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 811 samples	107x

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SSD 256GB256gbBench 90%, 916 samples	153x

RAM
1x16GBUnknownBench 53%, 15,722 samples	143x
DDR4 NB 8G 2666 1x8GBUnknownBench 33%, 240 samples	129x
AZ8G4SW266-8G 1x8GBUnknownBench 27%, 105 samples	60x

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Average Bench: 89.9% (333^rd of 1072)

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