ACSC2M256S25 256GB

ACSC2M256S25 256GB
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Effective Speed -98%Effective Speed -98%Average Score -183%Read -3%, Write -200%, 4K Read -97%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -89%, 4K Mixed -740%, SusWrite -112%Peak Score -157%Read -7%, Write -244%, 4K Read -101%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -92%, 4K Mixed -435%, SusWrite -175%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -249%DQ Read -134%, DQ Write -149%, DQ Mixed -422%, ADQ Read -205%, ADQ Write -135%, ADQ Mixed -853%, Age 21%, AS-SSD Total -115%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 49.8% (888^th of 1072)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Model: ACSC2M256S25

Poor: 44%Average: 49.8% Great: 55%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The ACSC2M256S25 256GB averaged 50.2% 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 Random Write Speed 62.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 442MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ACSC2M256S25 256GB is just 11.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ACSC2M256S25 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 5.36MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 135MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 88849.8%

Min	Avg	Max
414	Read 442	475
121	Write 135	141
137	Mixed 190	220
139	SusWrite 140	141
49.9% 227 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.3	4K Read 17.4	21.4
38.6	4K Write 62.9	85.5
2.52	4K Mixed 5.36	10.9
66.6% 28.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.7	DQ Read 107	157
48.6	DQ Write 123	144
2.94	DQ Mixed 27.3	63.4
45% 86.1 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

BRA-User, 5 years ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 141 143 143 140 MB/s

55.9% Above average

Write 134

Mixed 160

SusWrite 141

50% 226 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 61.5

4K Mixed 10.2

78% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 60.9

67% 112 MB/s

BRA-User, 5 years ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 137 143 143 143 MB/s

55.5% Above average

Write 134

Mixed 137

SusWrite 141

47% 213 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 74.7

4K Mixed 10.6

80% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 144

DQ Mixed 63.2

69% 116 MB/s

COL-User, 5 years ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 138 143 144 144 MB/s

54.8% Above average

Write 129

Mixed 157

SusWrite 140

49% 225 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 65

4K Mixed 10.9

73% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 133

DQ Mixed 63.4

68% 113 MB/s

COL-User, 5 years ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 137 143 144 143 MB/s

52.4% Above average

Write 132

Mixed 150

SusWrite 139

46% 209 MB/s

4K Read 17.6

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 10

75% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 56.6

62% 104 MB/s

BRA-User, 6 years ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

50.9% Above average

Write 138

Mixed 203

57% 262 MB/s

4K Read 18.5

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 2.83

67% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 2.99

40% 95.7 MB/s

BRA-User, 6 years ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

45% Average

Write 121

Mixed 210

55% 251 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 52.2

4K Mixed 2.79

56% 23.7 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 14

41% 87.7 MB/s

BRA-User, 6 years ago.

138GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

44.2% Average

Write 138

Mixed 213

57% 261 MB/s

4K Read 16.1

4K Write 38.6

4K Mixed 2.75

48% 19.2 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 121

DQ Mixed 17.6

40% 83.2 MB/s

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Typical ACSC2M256S25 256GB Builds (Compare 4,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $92

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	976x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	419x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	389x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	491x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	304x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	278x

SSD
ACSC2M256S25 256GBBench 50%, 12 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	258x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	128x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	124x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $355

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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

HDD	RAM	USB
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ACSC2M256S25 256GB

Average Bench: 49.8% (888^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $92

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ACSC2M256S25 256GB

Average Bench: 49.8% (888th of 1072)

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