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SATA SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 68.1% (696th of 1072)

Based on 99 user benchmarks.  Model: Phison SATA SSD
Poor: 45%Average: 68.1% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Phison SATA SSD 256GB averaged 31.9% 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 143MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Phison SATA SSD 256GB is 40.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Phison SATA SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 146MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 278MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 99 samples)
Rank 69668.1%
Min Avg Max
260 Read 395 479
114 Write 278 422
92.2 Mixed 300 454
69.4 SusWrite 146 278
62.4% 280 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 4K Read 27 37.6
17.9 4K Write 59.2 79.4
1.1 4K Mixed 24.9 36.4
104% 37 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.6 DQ Read 234 305
16.5 DQ Write 244 327
6.96 DQ Mixed 143 214
134% 207 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 139 117 43 95 27 MB/s
74.2% Very good
Read 409
Write 297
Mixed 315
SusWrite 95.3
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 60.3
4K Mixed 33.1
125% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 218
190% 280 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 57 103 106 105 104 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 417
Write 241
Mixed 299
SusWrite 133
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 26.9
102% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 194
169% 250 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 145 116 99 64 64 MB/s
67% Good
Read 438
Write 135
Mixed 328
SusWrite 115
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 27.3
98% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 202
172% 250 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMT1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 264 279 269 271 222 MB/s
39% Below average
Read 318
Write 312
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 261
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 6.3
31% 9.87 MB/s
DQ Read 42.5
DQ Write 6
DQ Mixed 21.5
16% 23.3 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMT1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 284 279 277 284 261 MB/s
36.2% Below average
Read 290
Write 298
Mixed 265
SusWrite 263
63% 279 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 7.7
28% 8 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMT1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 224 196 235 233 232 MB/s
35.8% Below average
Read 272
Write 296
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 214
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 13.1
4K Mixed 7.7
36% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 38.9
DQ Write 17.2
DQ Mixed 8.9
12% 21.7 MB/s
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Core i7-9700Intel  $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples13x
Core i5-9400Intel  $161Bench 86%, 22,187 samples11x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples2x
GPU
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples11x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 65,338 samples10x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples6x
SSD
SATA SSD 256GBPhisonBench 68%, 99 samples3x
RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 43,895 samples5x
CT8G4SFS8266.M8FD 2x8GBCrucialBench 76%, 2,095 samples4x
CT8G4SFS8266.M8FE 2x8GBCrucialBench 76%, 1,302 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $260

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