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CA1-8D256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 132% (176th of 1072)

Based on 234 user benchmarks.  Model: LITEON CA1-8D256
Poor: 76%Average: 132% Great: 174%

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Outstanding average bench

The Liteon CA1-8D256 256GB averaged 31.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Liteon CA1-8D256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 261MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,233MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Liteon CA1-8D256 256GB is 97.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Liteon CA1-8D256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 196MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 486MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 234 samples)
Rank 176132%
Min Avg Max
564 Read 1,233 1,838
106 Write 543 963
120 Mixed 486 880
57.4 SusWrite 196 282
135% 615 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 43.7 50.3
30 4K Write 82.4 123
15.6 4K Mixed 37.8 63.9
158% 54.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.6 DQ Read 571 907
90.7 DQ Write 275 654
20.4 DQ Mixed 261 627
237% 369 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
88GB free
Firmware: B881201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 278 338 282 283 282 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,264
Write 60.2
Mixed 346
SusWrite 294
106% 491 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 56.3
182% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 715
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 336
283% 425 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: B881201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 281 276 274 431 278 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 1,171
Write 209
Mixed 443
SusWrite 304
116% 532 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 56.2
168% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 868
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 249
272% 473 MB/s
84GB free
Firmware: B881201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 255 267 267 284 277 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 1,086
Write 240
Mixed 359
SusWrite 271
107% 489 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 45.7
149% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 687
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 314
272% 416 MB/s
201GB free
Firmware: B881201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 276 269 301 288 290 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 1,049
Write 264
Mixed 309
SusWrite 283
104% 476 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 31.2
142% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 825
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 304
295% 481 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B881201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 69 65 65 62 58 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 1,008
Write 158
Mixed 171
SusWrite 68
75% 351 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 29.2
104% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 554
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 153
157% 270 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B886203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 210 286 276 251 262 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 748
Write 324
Mixed 310
SusWrite 258
90% 410 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 57.4
4K Mixed 20.1
88% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 447
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 398
269% 334 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B881201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 88 73 66 66 66 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 636
Write 140
Mixed 166
SusWrite 77.4
55% 255 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 19.3
69% 24.8 MB/s
DQ Read 496
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 171
162% 263 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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System: Acer Predator G3-572

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples1,060x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples343x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples757x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples447x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples199x
SSD
CA1-8D256 256GBLiteonBench 132%, 234 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples156x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples122x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBMicronBench 36%, 24,227 samples75x
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