Average Bench: 52.3% (879th of 1074)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: faspeed M3-180G
Poor: 31%Average: 52.3% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Faspeed M3-180G 180GB averaged 47.6% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 79.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Faspeed M3-180G 180GB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Faspeed M3-180G 180GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 89.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 194MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Min Avg Max
264 Read 398 499
55.7 Write 230 391
8.5 Mixed 194 420
34.1 SusWrite 89.3 355
50.3% 228 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.4 4K Read 21.6 29.7
3 4K Write 46.3 90.5
0.2 4K Mixed 16 33.1
77.7% 27.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
64.3 DQ Read 156 201
14.6 DQ Write 211 312
0.8 DQ Mixed 79.4 168
89.1% 149 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
115GB free
Firmware: 02000007
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 58 58 62 59 58 MB/s
Read 452
Write 158
Mixed 313
SusWrite 94.6
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 33.1
132% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 168
152% 226 MB/s
166GB free
Firmware: Q112428
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 351 354 349 361 366 MB/s
Read 408
Write 338
Mixed 329
SusWrite 355
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 13.6
86% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 79.6
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 19.9
60% 123 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,945,643 SSDs tested

Typical M3-180G 180GB Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Asus X450JN

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