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Smartbuy 256GB

Smartbuy 256GB
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Effective Speed +6% Effective Speed 6%Average Score +10% Read 19%, Write 15%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write 13%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -5%, SusWrite 5%Peak Score +95% Read 236%, Write 154%, 4K Read 25%, 4K Write 16%, Mixed 136%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite 90%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +27% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 140%, DQ Mixed 10%, ADQ Read -16%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age 29%, AS-SSD Total 65%

Average Bench: 105% (235^th of 1072)

Based on 33 user benchmarks. Model: SSD Smartbuy 256GB

Poor: 78%Average: 105% Great: 121%

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Outstanding average bench

The SSD Smartbuy 256GB averaged 4.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD Smartbuy 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 220MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.2MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD Smartbuy 256GB is 42.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD Smartbuy 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 310MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 408MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)

Rank 235105%

Min	Avg	Max
371	Read 545	1,702
239	Write 467	1,232
154	Mixed 408	998
64.1	SusWrite 310	734
97% 433 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.9	4K Read 38.2	53.7
42.6	4K Write 99.4	142
12.4	4K Mixed 43	61.5
166% 60.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.2	DQ Read 282	387
49.3	DQ Write 297	859
12.2	DQ Mixed 220	364
185% 266 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 16 months ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.0.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 946 244 249 249 248 MB/s

184% Outstanding

Write 1,170

Mixed 998

SusWrite 515

238% 1,069 MB/s

4K Read 53.7

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 42.5

211% 79.4 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 859

DQ Mixed 62.7

202% 422 MB/s

RUS-User, 7 months ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 457 457 458 260 259 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 473

Mixed 461

SusWrite 390

102% 453 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 97.3

4K Mixed 48.2

178% 62.8 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 75

108% 195 MB/s

RUS-User, 21 months ago.

116GB free

Firmware: SCFM12.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 268 232 220 227 230 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 350

Mixed 445

SusWrite 240

86% 385 MB/s

4K Read 39.8

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 55.3

187% 66.8 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 230

198% 295 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 months ago.

126GB free

Firmware: SCFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 311 269 255 255 254 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 318

SusWrite 282

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 87.1

4K Mixed 50.6

167% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 360

271% 363 MB/s

RUS-User, 11 months ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H190117D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 150 148 216 226 109 MB/s

96.1% Outstanding

Write 251

Mixed 358

SusWrite 187

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 40.7

4K Write 97.1

4K Mixed 45.8

172% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 309

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 307

225% 294 MB/s

RUS-User, 14 months ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SCFM13.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 347 347 351 355 344 MB/s

85% Excellent

Write 438

Mixed 402

SusWrite 350

90% 397 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 74.8

4K Mixed 33

123% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 91.8

102% 179 MB/s

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Typical Smartbuy 256GB Builds (Compare 8,703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3,890x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	635x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,319x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	737x

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Smartbuy 256GBSSDBench 105%, 33 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	376x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	299x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $555

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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

HDD	RAM	USB
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

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Average Bench: 105% (235^th of 1072)