D2CSTK251M3T-0480 480GB

D2CSTK251M3T-0480 480GB
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Effective Speed -70%Effective Speed -70%Average Score -94%Read -10%, Write -72%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -336%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -123%, SusWrite -51%Peak Score -92%Read -0%, Write -69%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -376%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -106%, SusWrite -51%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -123%DQ Read -60%, DQ Write -238%, DQ Mixed -128%, ADQ Read -72%, ADQ Write -226%, ADQ Mixed -155%, Age -13%, AS-SSD Total -95%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 58.1% (822^nd of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks. Model: D2CSTK251M3T-0480

Poor: 45%Average: 58.1% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The D2CSTK251M3T-0480 480GB averaged 41.9% 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 102MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.1MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the D2CSTK251M3T-0480 480GB is 20.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the D2CSTK251M3T-0480 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 20.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 88.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)

Rank 82258.1%

Min	Avg	Max
307	Read 416	506
129	Write 236	287
185	Mixed 282	353
131	SusWrite 196	257
62.9% 283 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.1	4K Read 25.1	34.4
10.7	4K Write 20.1	25.7
5.59	4K Mixed 20.2	28.3
74.6% 21.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	DQ Read 190	229
23.2	DQ Write 88.5	106
11	DQ Mixed 102	145
85.7% 127 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FIN-User, 2 months ago.

372GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 247 245 245 253 242 MB/s

66.9% Good

Write 293

Mixed 338

SusWrite 241

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 22.5

4K Mixed 25.6

87% 25.4 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 97.7

DQ Mixed 116

98% 147 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 months ago.

147GB free

Firmware: 2.50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 259 218 246 209 237 MB/s

66.1% Good

Write 263

Mixed 305

SusWrite 237

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 22.1

4K Mixed 23.8

86% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 228

DQ Write 99.5

DQ Mixed 134

107% 154 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 months ago.

91GB free

Firmware: 2.50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 215 214 208 200 174 MB/s

66.1% Good

Write 251

Mixed 277

SusWrite 204

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 23.8

4K Mixed 26.8

94% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 93.3

DQ Mixed 127

103% 149 MB/s

PRT-User, 19 months ago.

242GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 185 195 203 192 194 MB/s

62.9% Good

Write 191

Mixed 258

SusWrite 200

60% 268 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 18

4K Mixed 24.8

86% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 104

DQ Mixed 122

101% 149 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

414GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 188 194 198 193 197 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 209

Mixed 243

SusWrite 188

56% 249 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 22.5

4K Mixed 25.3

87% 25.3 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 93.9

DQ Mixed 128

102% 148 MB/s

FIN-User, 2 months ago.

15GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 188 154 129 105 106 MB/s

52.4% Above average

Write 269

Mixed 302

SusWrite 148

65% 294 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 15.1

4K Mixed 11.6

64% 17.9 MB/s

DQ Read 193

DQ Write 98.9

DQ Mixed 131

101% 141 MB/s

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 26%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	255x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	92x
Ryzen 3 1200AMD $100Bench 57%, 83,528 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	135x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	66x

SSD
D2CSTK251M3T-0480 480GBBench 58%, 43 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	44x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $364

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

D2CSTK251M3T-0480 480GB

Average Bench: 58.1% (822^nd of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI B350M PRO-VDH (MS-7A38) - $150

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Average Bench: 58.1% (822nd of 1072)

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