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TS256GMTE850 256GB

TS256GMTE850 256GB
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Effective Speed +74% Effective Speed 74%Average Score +87% Read 216%, Write 142%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write 46%, Mixed 195%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 14%Peak Score +107% Read 266%, Write 127%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write 86%, Mixed 226%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 37%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +26% DQ Read 3%, DQ Write 110%, DQ Mixed 27%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write 38%, ADQ Mixed -21%, Age 15%, AS-SSD Total 60%

Average Bench: 171% (132^nd of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe TS256GMTE850

Poor: 125%Average: 171% Great: 209%

Popular builds with this SSD

MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (1)

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme TS256GMTE850 256GB averaged 71.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme TS256GMTE850 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 215MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,443MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme TS256GMTE850 256GB is 84.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme TS256GMTE850 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 337MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 264MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)

Rank 132171%

Min	Avg	Max
810	Read 1,443	1,856
460	Write 982	1,101
667	Mixed 1,058	1,379
258	SusWrite 337	531
213% 955 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.6	4K Read 34.4	41.1
73.4	4K Write 128	228
19	4K Mixed 43.8	63.6
176% 68.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.4	DQ Read 264	378
87.5	DQ Write 399	754
20.4	DQ Mixed 215	420
195% 292 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

UKR-User, 22 months ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: C2.3.21A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 174 218 231 235 235 MB/s

156% Outstanding

Write 987

Mixed 774

SusWrite 273

169% 755 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 198

4K Mixed 63.6

246% 100 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 746

DQ Mixed 419

358% 511 MB/s

SVN-User, 3 months ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: C2.3.21 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 228 223 224 231 223 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 893

Mixed 690

SusWrite 271

150% 666 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 43.9

147% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 754

DQ Mixed 414

356% 511 MB/s

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	609x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	498x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	155x

SSD
TS256GMTE850 256GBNvmeBench 171%, 13 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $360

Popular TS256GMTE850 256GB compatible motherboards:

MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Nvme

TS256GMTE850 256GB

Average Bench: 171% (132^nd of 1072)

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TS256GMTE850 256GB

Average Bench: 171% (132nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 171% (132^nd of 1072)