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S599 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 38.6% (954th of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA SSD S599 256GB
Poor: 23%Average: 38.6% Great: 53%

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Poor average bench

The Adata S599 256GB averaged 61.3% 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 Read Speed 18.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 54.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata S599 256GB is 29.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Adata S599 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 84.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 105MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)
Rank 95438.6%
Min Avg Max
108 Read 163 221
74.8 Write 105 140
73.8 Mixed 126 173
46.5 SusWrite 84.1 105
26.7% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.3 4K Read 18.9 28.1
10.4 4K Write 42.8 80.4
6.18 4K Mixed 18.9 35.6
75.6% 26.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 DQ Read 81 143
10.1 DQ Write 77.6 128
5.63 DQ Mixed 54.9 127
47.9% 71.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
68GB free
Firmware: 3.4.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 93 72 84 98 98 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 176
Write 126
Mixed 141
SusWrite 91.6
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 31.6
108% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 115
89% 123 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: 3.1.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 93 91 78 82 MB/s
45.1% Average
Read 145
Write 116
Mixed 133
SusWrite 88.5
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 27.1
90% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 112
88% 123 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.4.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 66 75 77 86 80 MB/s
44.5% Average
Read 144
Write 106
Mixed 141
SusWrite 76.8
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 28.3
89% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 109
88% 125 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 76 80 79 80 78 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 129
Write 102
Mixed 132
SusWrite 75.7
25% 110 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 22.6
87% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 68.4
DQ Mixed 32.9
29% 42.7 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 82 82 84 86 85 MB/s
29.5% Poor
Read 133
Write 96.3
Mixed 126
SusWrite 82.1
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 17.5
59% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 25.2
DQ Write 13.1
DQ Mixed 19.2
14% 19.2 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 82 83 80 MB/s
28.9% Poor
Read 144
Write 92.1
Mixed 109
SusWrite 80.6
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 10.4
4K Mixed 14.1
57% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 17.5
14% 19.3 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 36 50 51 51 52 MB/s
27.8% Poor
Read 163
Write 88.3
Mixed 109
SusWrite 46.5
23% 102 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 10.8
4K Mixed 14.2
58% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 15.3
DQ Mixed 16
13% 18.8 MB/s
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Gaming 4%
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Desktop
Desktop 47%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
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Motherboard: Asus M4A785TD-V EVO

CPU
Phenom II X4 965AMD  $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples37x
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples22x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples17x
GPU
Radeon HD 4200ATIBench 1%, 10,090 samples18x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples12x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples11x
SSD
S599 256GBAdataBench 39%, 41 samples1x
RAM
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples29x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples28x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $144

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