2-power

SSD2042B 256GB

SSD2042B 256GB
BENCHMARKS (211)
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Effective Speed -51%Effective Speed -51%Average Score -46%Read -14%, Write -31%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -56%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -112%, SusWrite -61%Peak Score -16%Read -6%, Write -11%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -3%Value & Sentiment -189%User Rating -14%, Market Share -364%Nice To Haves -49%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -60%, ADQ Read -95%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -171%, Age 26%, AS-SSD Total -21%

Average Bench: 65.2% (739^th of 1072)

Based on 211 user benchmarks. Model: 2-Power SSD2042B 256GB

Poor: 38%Average: 65.2% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The 2-power SSD2042B 256GB averaged 34.8% 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 96MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.5MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2-power SSD2042B 256GB is 51.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 2-power SSD2042B 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 184MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 167MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 211 samples)

Rank 73965.2%

Min	Avg	Max
264	Read 400	480
50.8	Write 310	438
30.9	Mixed 290	399
32.6	SusWrite 184	376
66.2% 296 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 27.5	38.2
12	4K Write 56.2	91.8
3.8	4K Mixed 21.2	41.4
98.5% 34.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
65.2	DQ Read 167	284
25.4	DQ Write 223	315
10.5	DQ Mixed 96	207
100% 162 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PRT-User, 20 hrs ago.

132GB free (System drive)

Firmware: VE0R5316

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 266 274 272 274 245 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 272

Mixed 220

SusWrite 266

62% 279 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 49.7

4K Mixed 29.1

100% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 25.1

DQ Write 72

DQ Mixed 34.8

31% 44 MB/s

GBR-User, 15 days ago.

56GB free

Firmware: HCS1A25E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 290 325 33 15 14 MB/s

58.8% Above average

Write 372

Mixed 327

SusWrite 157

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 45.7

4K Mixed 8.5

85% 29 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 217

DQ Mixed 11.3

52% 112 MB/s

GBR-User, 21 days ago.

57GB free

Firmware: HCS1A25E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 316 170 17 15 31 MB/s

50.1% Above average

Write 333

Mixed 294

SusWrite 143

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 35.4

4K Mixed 5.5

70% 23.5 MB/s

DQ Read 103

DQ Write 147

DQ Mixed 12

41% 87.5 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 days ago.

127GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 232 279 273 278 248 MB/s

46.3% Average

Write 266

Mixed 250

SusWrite 247

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 14.7

4K Write 19.9

4K Mixed 7.7

43% 14.1 MB/s

DQ Read 174

DQ Write 94.6

DQ Mixed 17.1

44% 95.2 MB/s

GBR-User, 20 days ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS1A30F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 318 328 70 51 22 MB/s

40.3% Average

Write 246

Mixed 128

SusWrite 170

47% 213 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 23.3

4K Mixed 4.5

40% 14 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 10.1

45% 101 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,911x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,530x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,606x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,185x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	983x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
SSD2042B 256GB2-powerBench 65%, 211 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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

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