NE-256 256GB

NE-256 256GB
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Effective Speed +44% Effective Speed 44%Average Score +48% Read 178%, Write 82%, 4K Read 19%, 4K Write 32%, Mixed 70%, 4K Mixed -82%, SusWrite 34%Peak Score +108% Read 271%, Write 137%, 4K Read 23%, 4K Write 68%, Mixed 139%, 4K Mixed -33%, SusWrite 153%Value & Sentiment -422%User Rating -13%, Market Share -831%Nice To Haves +80% DQ Read 105%, DQ Write 159%, DQ Mixed 66%, ADQ Read 46%, ADQ Write 74%, ADQ Mixed 7%, Age 66%, AS-SSD Total 120%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 142% (148^th of 1053)

Based on 3,366 user benchmarks. Model: NE-256

Poor: 93%Average: 142% Great: 211%

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Outstanding average bench

The NE-256 256GB averaged 42.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the NE-256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 280MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,287MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the NE-256 256GB is 118%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the NE-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 404MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 24.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,366 samples)

Rank 148142%

Min	Avg	Max
722	Read 1,287	1,882
71.7	Write 743	1,152
99.3	Mixed 616	1,010
134	SusWrite 404	976
169% 763 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.2	4K Read 40.9	52.7
26.3	4K Write 115	200
8.18	4K Mixed 24.9	43.6
155% 60.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
227	DQ Read 467	751
39.9	DQ Write 502	928
24.6	DQ Mixed 280	550
267% 417 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

DZA-User, 12 hrs ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1106A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1136 1134 1154 1167 1169 469 MB/s

250% Outstanding

Write 1,159

Mixed 1,034

SusWrite 1,038

289% 1,298 MB/s

4K Read 54.2

4K Write 206

4K Mixed 30.3

230% 97 MB/s

DQ Read 933

DQ Write 979

DQ Mixed 577

538% 829 MB/s

ESP-User, 12 hrs ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0620A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 144 305 840 226 120 MB/s

173% Outstanding

Write 1170

Mixed 976

SusWrite 318

218% 980 MB/s

4K Read 47.7

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 45.8

215% 84.4 MB/s

DQ Read 729

DQ Write 651

DQ Mixed 115

244% 499 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 hrs ago.

89GB free

Firmware: R0607A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 998 388 110 111 110 91 MB/s

164% Outstanding

Write 989

Mixed 874

SusWrite 302

199% 897 MB/s

4K Read 55.4

4K Write 177

4K Mixed 36.9

225% 89.7 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 641

DQ Mixed 49.5

169% 360 MB/s

ARG-User, 2 hrs ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0707A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 119 73 105 105 73 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 944

Mixed 821

SusWrite 118

185% 835 MB/s

4K Read 47.8

4K Write 158

4K Mixed 25.6

189% 77.2 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 756

DQ Mixed 332

320% 490 MB/s

RUS-User, 9 hrs ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0620A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 356 271 143 229 438 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 1,128

Mixed 598

SusWrite 368

194% 872 MB/s

4K Read 47.6

4K Write 45.7

4K Mixed 18.4

120% 37.2 MB/s

DQ Read 732

DQ Write 533

DQ Mixed 487

403% 584 MB/s

UKR-User, 11 hrs ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 702 426 357 368 248 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 858

Mixed 662

SusWrite 466

173% 774 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 12

140% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 390

DQ Write 558

DQ Mixed 335

292% 427 MB/s

TUR-User, 13 hrs ago.

175GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 258 303 305 233 233 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 60.4

Mixed 295

SusWrite 277

99% 461 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 39.9

4K Mixed 22.2

110% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 85.6

130% 249 MB/s

HUN-User, 13 hrs ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0614B0G

SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 311 230 229 247 294 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 233

Mixed 109

SusWrite 259

99% 462 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 35.7

4K Mixed 4

85% 26.6 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 179

DQ Mixed 104

122% 218 MB/s

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: To Intel X79

CPU
Xeon E5-2689 0IntelBench 73%, 3,422 samples	878x
Xeon E5-2620 0Intel $386Bench 59%, 2,390 samples	272x
Xeon E5-2650 v2IntelBench 69%, 2,065 samples	267x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 661,819 samples	332x
RX 570AMD $125Bench 47%, 305,321 samples	295x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 727,464 samples	144x

SSD
NE-256 256GBBench 142%, 3,366 samples	76x

RAM
M393B5170GB0- 2x4GBSamsungBench 53%, 793 samples	386x
M393B5170GB0- 4x4GBSamsungBench 95%, 1,241 samples	321x
M393B1K70DH0- 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 1,029 samples	159x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $220

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $143	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $323	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

NE-256 256GB

Average Bench: 142% (148^th of 1053)

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NE-256 256GB

Average Bench: 142% (148th of 1053)

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