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SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 79.4% (492nd of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T
Poor: 65%Average: 79.4% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The PNY SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T 256GB averaged 20.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PNY SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 145MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T 256GB is 25.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the PNY SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 251MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 274MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 49279.4%
Min Avg Max
371 Read 459 521
240 Write 274 296
234 Mixed 281 360
220 SusWrite 251 269
70.5% 316 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 22.3 27.8
37.3 4K Write 73.7 101
23.1 4K Mixed 31.9 39.1
114% 42.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
126 DQ Read 232 277
121 DQ Write 224 281
66.1 DQ Mixed 145 183
132% 201 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 260 269 273 270 271 MB/s
89.9% Excellent
Read 474
Write 270
Mixed 262
SusWrite 258
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 39.1
140% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 182
160% 240 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1114H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 222 299 219 191 241 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 492
Write 296
Mixed 274
SusWrite 240
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 35.8
134% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 114
96% 138 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 264 272 276 278 276 MB/s
80.2% Excellent
Read 438
Write 264
Mixed 264
SusWrite 269
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 34
117% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 163
138% 202 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 266 271 275 277 276 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 450
Write 276
Mixed 269
SusWrite 266
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 34.2
113% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 163
138% 202 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,794,093 SSDs tested

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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 47%
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Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 V2 (MS-7721)

CPU
A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD  $175Bench 43%, 12,658 samples8x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD  $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples6x
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD  $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples4x
GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples5x
RX 550AMD  $79Bench 14%, 79,894 samples4x
Radeon HD 8470DAMDBench 3%, 8,268 samples4x
SSD
SSD2SC256GM1SE16B-T 256GBPNYBench 79%, 9 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples4x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GBUnknownBench 38%, 2,343 samples3x
99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 53%, 9,823 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $175

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