Q-180 180GB

Q-180 180GB
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Effective Speed -57%Effective Speed -57%Average Score -66%Read -14%, Write -63%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -31%, Mixed -36%, 4K Mixed -72%, SusWrite -210%Peak Score -17%Read -8%, Write -6%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -58%DQ Read -66%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -93%, ADQ Read -122%, ADQ Write -36%, ADQ Mixed -120%, Age 19%, AS-SSD Total -31%

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Average Bench: 62.7% (773^rd of 1072)

Based on 748 user benchmarks. Model: Q-180

Poor: 34%Average: 62.7% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Q-180 180GB averaged 37.3% 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 118MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Q-180 180GB is 55.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Q-180 180GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 147MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 748 samples)

Rank 77362.7%

Min	Avg	Max
295	Read 402	469
39.1	Write 248	459
63.4	Mixed 264	401
23.7	SusWrite 95.5	352
56% 252 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.8	4K Read 26.1	32.1
18.9	4K Write 66.9	114
11.1	4K Mixed 26.1	38.5
108% 39.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.6	DQ Read 147	221
15.8	DQ Write 212	323
10.3	DQ Mixed 118	172
107% 159 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ESP-User, 24 days ago.

50GB free

Firmware: T180517

SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 61 104 60 60 61 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 438

Mixed 390

SusWrite 70.6

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 93

4K Mixed 35.4

138% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 168

140% 196 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

168GB free

Firmware: T180910

SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 58 60 60 61 61 MB/s

69.9% Good

Write 427

Mixed 386

SusWrite 64.8

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 34

128% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 167

138% 193 MB/s

SWE-User, 10 days ago.

161GB free

Firmware: 1.53.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 65 68 69 68 69 MB/s

68.8% Good

Write 124

Mixed 340

SusWrite 90.2

55% 248 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 79.4

4K Mixed 24.1

115% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 203

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 151

145% 224 MB/s

SWE-User, 10 days ago.

161GB free

Firmware: 1.53.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 65 68 69 68 64 MB/s

65.6% Good

Write 108

Mixed 328

SusWrite 89.7

47% 212 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 78.2

4K Mixed 26.5

118% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 202

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 149

146% 227 MB/s

LVA-User, 9 days ago.

12GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T180731

SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 26 19 26 42 26 MB/s

42.3% Average

Write 56.1

Mixed 18.5

SusWrite 28

29% 137 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 8.5

4K Mixed 14.6

63% 16.5 MB/s

DQ Read 155

DQ Write 15.2

DQ Mixed 28.4

35% 66.3 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,183x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,162x
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD $97Bench 72%, 52,721 samples	443x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	542x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	490x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	439x

SSD
Q-180 180GBBench 63%, 748 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	367x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	342x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	309x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $407

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Q-180 180GB

Average Bench: 62.7% (773^rd of 1072)

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