256gb

SATA Flash Drive 256GB

SATA Flash Drive 256GB
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Effective Speed -43%Effective Speed -43%Average Score -44%Read -15%, Write -54%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -58%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -66%, SusWrite -62%Peak Score -14%Read -6%, Write -15%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -33%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -51%, ADQ Read -50%, ADQ Write -32%, ADQ Mixed -87%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 68.8% (687^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: 256GB SATA Flash Drive

Poor: 37%Average: 68.8% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The 256gb SATA Flash Drive 256GB averaged 31.1% 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 139MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 256gb SATA Flash Drive 256GB is 51.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 256gb SATA Flash Drive 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 183MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 264MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 68768.8%

Min	Avg	Max
258	Read 399	476
97.6	Write 264	422
96.6	Mixed 287	411
56.2	SusWrite 183	414
63.3% 283 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.4	4K Read 26.9	39.4
16.7	4K Write 55.3	87.7
1.1	4K Mixed 27.1	44.4
105% 36.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.8	DQ Read 217	322
13.4	DQ Write 219	335
3.8	DQ Mixed 139	220
126% 192 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SFMB014K

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 388 362 385 373 419 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 392

SusWrite 388

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 35.7

4K Write 79.1

4K Mixed 42.2

150% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 216

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 236

182% 245 MB/s

SVK-User, 1 month ago.

166GB free

Firmware: SFDM104B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 339 338 334 334 335 MB/s

91.9% Outstanding

Write 335

Mixed 304

SusWrite 336

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 66.1

4K Mixed 40.1

133% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 160

157% 249 MB/s

ITA-User, 5 months ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SFPA305B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 151 100 102 102 102 MB/s

77.7% Very good

Write 368

Mixed 359

SusWrite 136

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 54.2

4K Mixed 32.7

118% 39.3 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 214

191% 287 MB/s

SVK-User, 4 months ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SFDM104B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 328 323 337 336 336 MB/s

76% Very good

Write 316

Mixed 251

SusWrite 330

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 45.1

4K Mixed 30

100% 33.3 MB/s

DQ Read 243

DQ Write 232

DQ Mixed 140

132% 205 MB/s

SVK-User, 4 months ago.

207GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SFDM104B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 317 317 325 328 330 MB/s

72.4% Very good

Write 312

Mixed 267

SusWrite 312

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 21.1

4K Write 39.6

4K Mixed 27.7

88% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 218

DQ Mixed 147

140% 220 MB/s

SVK-User, 4 months ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SFDM104B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 290 292 320 316 315 MB/s

61.4% Good

Write 282

Mixed 231

SusWrite 306

63% 280 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 27.2

4K Mixed 20.3

66% 21.4 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 229

DQ Mixed 142

131% 201 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus B85M-G - $80

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	962x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	787x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	533x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	481x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	403x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	370x

SSD
SATA Flash Drive 256GB256gbBench 69%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	126x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	86x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $289

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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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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

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SATA Flash Drive 256GB

Average Bench: 68.8% (687^th of 1072)

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