Average Bench: 159% (152nd of 1080)

Based on 6,044 user benchmarks.  Model: NE-256

Outstanding average bench

The NE-256 256GB averaged 59.1% 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 381MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,407MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the NE-256 256GB is 140%. 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 470MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,044 samples)
Min Avg Max
633 Read 1,407 2,054
98.4 Write 931 1562
87.9 Mixed 774 1,244
138 SusWrite 470 1,068
199% 896 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26 4K Read 44.8 55
31.6 4K Write 117 200
9.35 4K Mixed 31 64.7
170% 64.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
324 DQ Read 559 923
57.1 DQ Write 546 1,018
44.4 DQ Mixed 381 799
333% 495 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0620A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 268 112 514 298 411 MB/s
Read 1,405
Write 958
Mixed 881
SusWrite 322
198% 891 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 37
167% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 106
158% 316 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0318A0G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 122 201 318 444 409 MB/s
Read 1,392
Write 1,001
Mixed 884
SusWrite 268
197% 887 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 28.7
186% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 478
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 8.2
103% 250 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0620A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 170 95 292 50 369 MB/s
Read 2,401
Write 19.7
Mixed 23.4
SusWrite 173
137% 654 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 19
92% 21.2 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S036F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 92 100 74 74 64 MB/s
Read 346
Write 250
Mixed 410
SusWrite 91.7
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 54.9
138% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 348
289% 428 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,509,377 SSDs tested

Typical NE-256 256GB Builds (Compare 14,931 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

System: Default string

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

Popular NE-256 256GB systems:

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