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VBM8EWXL 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 59.8% (804th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: RTNMB256 VBM8EWXL
Poor: 48%Average: 59.8% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The Rtnmb256 VBM8EWXL 256GB averaged 40.2% 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 89.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 419MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Rtnmb256 VBM8EWXL 256GB is 20%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Rtnmb256 VBM8EWXL 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 163MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 212MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 80459.8%
Min Avg Max
356 Read 419 482
219 Write 230 238
143 Mixed 212 297
105 SusWrite 163 216
56.7% 256 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.16 4K Read 15.9 19.8
34.4 4K Write 48.9 65.6
15.6 4K Mixed 20.6 25.2
76.3% 28.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
130 DQ Read 206 262
45.6 DQ Write 165 217
53.6 DQ Mixed 89.2 141
92.9% 153 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T105 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
68.1% Good
Read 482
Write 232
Mixed 297
74% 337 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 21.6
78% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 56.9
92% 179 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 221 223 227 227 181 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 419
Write 231
Mixed 195
SusWrite 216
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 22
90% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 141
132% 206 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 214 213 226 224 229 MB/s
66.3% Good
Read 404
Write 227
Mixed 143
SusWrite 214
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 25.2
94% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 110
103% 160 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T105 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 467
Write 232
Mixed 288
72% 329 MB/s
4K Read 7.91
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 15.9
59% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 54.2
90% 174 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 127 77 72 81 64 MB/s
48.7% Average
Read 394
Write 219
Mixed 148
SusWrite 105
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 19.3
74% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 45.6
DQ Mixed 60.4
52% 78.5 MB/s
106GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 67 109 103 88 90 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 356
Write 238
Mixed 193
SusWrite 116
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 19.8
66% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 113
92% 130 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,813,413 SSDs tested

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Typical VBM8EWXL 256GB Builds (Compare 68 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 5%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 4%
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System: Lenovo 80JV

CPU
Core i7-5500UIntelBench 46%, 73,655 samples33x
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples29x
Core i3-5020UIntelBench 51%, 3,262 samples4x
GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples57x
GTX 940MNvidiaBench 9%, 15,731 samples6x
GeForce 920MNvidiaBench 5%, 11,731 samples5x
SSD
VBM8EWXL 256GBRtnmb256Bench 60%, 6 samples1x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples14x
M471B1G73EB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 27%, 39,427 samples12x
RMT3160ME68FAF1600 1x8GBRamaxelBench 28%, 6,313 samples10x
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