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SATA SSD 3ME4 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 59.4% (807th of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Model: 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4
Poor: 53%Average: 59.4% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4 256GB averaged 40.5% 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 Random Read Speed 27.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.2MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4 256GB is just 12.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 150MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Rank 80759.4%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 359 466
87 Write 150 201
122 Mixed 177 223
116 SusWrite 144 175
45.9% 207 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.2 4K Read 27.9 34.3
28.7 4K Write 49.6 67.1
16.4 4K Mixed 26.2 32.6
102% 34.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.5 DQ Read 141 177
28.4 DQ Write 92.6 113
15.6 DQ Mixed 65.9 88.7
62.9% 99.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L17606
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 137 152 161 155 153 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 345
Write 152
Mixed 173
SusWrite 147
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 29.6
112% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 79.2
72% 110 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L16B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 153 181 205 191 178 MB/s
61.8% Good
Read 344
Write 201
Mixed 194
SusWrite 171
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 28.8
101% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 86.8
80% 123 MB/s
121GB free
Firmware: 06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 115 121 117 120 137 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 370
Write 117
Mixed 143
SusWrite 123
41% 188 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 27.2
100% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 80.5
72% 111 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L17606
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 128 146 158 151 148 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 316
Write 120
Mixed 140
SusWrite 142
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 25.4
95% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 32.2
DQ Write 64.7
DQ Mixed 34.1
30% 43.7 MB/s
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Typical SATA SSD 3ME4 256GB Builds (Compare 951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: Asus P8H67-M PRO

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples156x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples120x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples116x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples73x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples49x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples46x
SSD
SATA SSD 3ME4 256GB2.5"Bench 59%, 23 samples1x
RAM
Performance DDR3 1333 C9 4x2GBG.SKILLBench 47%, 77 samples12x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples9x
99U5471-012.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 7,477 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $192

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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