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Adata ASP900S3-256GM-C

SP900 256GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Flash: Intel Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 74% (593rd of 1071)

Based on 9,430 user benchmarks.  Models: ADATA SP900, ADATA SSD SP900 256GB-DL2, ADATA SP 900
Poor: 53%Average: 74% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Adata SP900 256GB averaged 26.0% 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 176MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SP900 256GB is 36.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata SP900 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 177MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 248MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,430 samples)
Rank 59374%
Min Avg Max
290 Read 353 419
169 Write 248 303
217 Mixed 264 299
111 SusWrite 177 236
58.3% 261 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 27.2 33.9
32.5 4K Write 80.3 111
21.1 4K Mixed 34.9 44.1
128% 47.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
85.4 DQ Read 213 290
95.9 DQ Write 216 264
67.4 DQ Mixed 176 247
143% 202 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
217GB free
Firmware: 5.0.7b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 212 206 209 209 207 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 436
Write 268
Mixed 292
SusWrite 211
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 36.6
141% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 146
143% 228 MB/s
58GB free
Firmware: 5.0.7b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 241 247 236 240 238 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 388
Write 276
Mixed 300
SusWrite 240
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 35.3
129% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 168
155% 240 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: 5.2.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 180 203 198 193 200 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 454
Write 296
Mixed 318
SusWrite 193
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 36.2
130% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 252
194% 263 MB/s
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Typical SP900 256GB Builds (Compare 1,729 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Dell Latitude E6540

CPU
Core i7-4800MQIntel  $141Bench 63%, 22,632 samples448x
Core i7-4810MQIntel  $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples399x
Core i7-4610MIntelBench 58%, 4,524 samples283x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples1,633x
Radeon HD 8790MAMDBench 5%, 1,243 samples92x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $350Bench 100%, 301,333 samples2x
SSD
SP900 256GBAdata  $190Bench 74%, 9,430 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples103x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples86x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 36% - Below average Total price: $331

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Flash: Intel Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC

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