NFS021SA356-6007200 256GB

NFS021SA356-6007200 256GB
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -7%Read 2%, Write -7%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -0%Peak Score -7%Read 1%, Write -4%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read -28%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -32%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed -38%, Age 28%, AS-SSD Total -20%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 93.9% (286^th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks. Model: NFS021SA356-6007200

Poor: 74%Average: 93.9% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The NFS021SA356-6007200 256GB averaged just 6.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the NFS021SA356-6007200 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 188MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the NFS021SA356-6007200 256GB is 38.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the NFS021SA356-6007200 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 282MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 295MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)

Rank 28693.9%

Min	Avg	Max
383	Read 468	511
178	Write 380	468
98.7	Mixed 282	379
150	SusWrite 295	447
79.8% 356 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.5	4K Read 33.5	38.7
46.8	4K Write 75.1	95.4
37.8	4K Mixed 45.5	52.1
149% 51.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.9	DQ Read 248	287
88.1	DQ Write 227	306
50.3	DQ Mixed 188	212
155% 221 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 years ago.

238GB free

Firmware: P0614D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 450 448 445 450 443 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 178

Mixed 358

SusWrite 447

82% 369 MB/s

4K Read 36.9

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 50.2

168% 59 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 210

179% 261 MB/s

ARG-User, 5 years ago.

212GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 422 433 436 440 440 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 370

SusWrite 431

97% 433 MB/s

4K Read 37.3

4K Write 92.6

4K Mixed 50.8

171% 60.2 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 262

DQ Mixed 210

174% 251 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0614D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 387 323 323 328 327 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 379

SusWrite 343

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 95.4

4K Mixed 52.1

176% 62.1 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 212

183% 268 MB/s

ARG-User, 2 years ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1026A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 248 182 181 198 160 MB/s

85.2% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 98.7

SusWrite 214

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 46.8

4K Mixed 44

132% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 209

173% 249 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

60GB free

Firmware: P0614D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 224 155 160 166 151 MB/s

83.6% Excellent

Write 396

Mixed 337

SusWrite 194

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 73.7

4K Mixed 40.6

131% 46.9 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 211

178% 259 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0614D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 142 112 109 116 109 MB/s

81.9% Excellent

Write 445

Mixed 144

SusWrite 150

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 73.4

4K Mixed 43.2

143% 49.5 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 105

DQ Mixed 212

152% 201 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0614D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 261 311 319 307 310 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 311

Mixed 288

SusWrite 286

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 54

4K Mixed 37.8

122% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 37.9

DQ Write 88.1

DQ Mixed 50.3

42% 58.8 MB/s

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
NFS021SA356-6007200 256GBBench 94%, 7 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $338

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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

NFS021SA356-6007200 256GB

Average Bench: 93.9% (286^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

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Average Bench: 93.9% (286th of 1072)

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