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CB1-SD256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 84.6% (410th of 1072)

Based on 179 user benchmarks.  Model: LITEON CB1-SD256
Poor: 52%Average: 84.6% Great: 125%

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Very good average bench

The Liteon CB1-SD256 256GB averaged just 15.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Liteon CB1-SD256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 257MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 568MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Liteon CB1-SD256 256GB is 73%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Liteon CB1-SD256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 152MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 179 samples)
Rank 41084.6%
Min Avg Max
141 Read 516 1,133
120 Write 345 734
274 Mixed 511 877
104 SusWrite 152 173
85.2% 381 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.1 4K Read 16.4 31.5
30.7 4K Write 67.2 115
12.2 4K Mixed 28.4 46.4
96.8% 37.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.8 DQ Read 568 904
71.2 DQ Write 295 614
14.8 DQ Mixed 257 682
238% 374 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C38640E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 125 72 139 126 136 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 125
Write 405
Mixed 421
SusWrite 132
62% 271 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 45.7
144% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 861
DQ Write 506
DQ Mixed 298
325% 555 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C38640E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 139 126 154 134 152 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 240
Write 191
Mixed 393
SusWrite 145
55% 242 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 24
66% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 581
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 276
239% 363 MB/s
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C38640C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 143 122 131 140 149 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 458
Mixed 338
SusWrite 148
60% 261 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 26.9
4K Mixed 16.3
52% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 675
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 196
228% 402 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C38640C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 159 151 154 164 142 MB/s
50% Above average
Read 157
Write 398
Mixed 363
SusWrite 166
62% 271 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 23.4
78% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 143
123% 188 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C38640E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 151 114 135 120 139 MB/s
46% Average
Read 169
Write 129
Mixed 417
SusWrite 140
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 15.9
55% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 515
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 274
210% 297 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 8%
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System: Huawei MateBook X

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples31x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples22x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples1x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples54x
SSD
CB1-SD256 256GBLiteonBench 85%, 179 samples31x
RAM
MT52L512M64D4PQ-10 2x4GBMicronBench 56%, 801 samples30x
H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 58%, 1,779 samples20x
K3QF4F40BM-AGCF 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,664 samples2x
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