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CA3-8D256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 148% (158th of 1072)

Based on 3,184 user benchmarks.  Model: LITEON CA3-8D256
Poor: 85%Average: 148% Great: 209%

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Outstanding average bench

The Liteon CA3-8D256 256GB averaged 47.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Liteon CA3-8D256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 362MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,452MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Liteon CA3-8D256 256GB is 124%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Liteon CA3-8D256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 222MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,184 samples)
Rank 158148%
Min Avg Max
751 Read 1,452 1,952
105 Write 657 1,034
124 Mixed 611 1,072
109 SusWrite 222 290
162% 736 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 4K Read 43.1 60.7
19 4K Write 88 152
14.1 4K Mixed 50.8 80.2
177% 60.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
231 DQ Read 617 778
64.1 DQ Write 364 914
74 DQ Mixed 362 708
304% 448 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 270 211 219 242 234 MB/s
192% Outstanding
Read 1,903
Write 303
Mixed 776
SusWrite 248
176% 807 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 55.1
218% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 735
DQ Write 794
DQ Mixed 690
540% 740 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 230 267 257 220 215 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 1349
Write 298
Mixed 526
SusWrite 248
132% 605 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 38.4
137% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 471
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 319
246% 343 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 24879
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 265 266 266 270 268 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 1,197
Write 274
Mixed 306
SusWrite 266
111% 511 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 36.3
134% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 474
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 311
248% 352 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C480903
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 286 203 212 185 242 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 638
Write 636
Mixed 281
SusWrite 234
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 52.9
161% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 737
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 479
362% 498 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 58%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Razer Blade Stealth

CPU
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples328x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples162x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples106x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples199x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples157x
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples90x
SSD
CA3-8D256 256GBLiteonBench 148%, 3,184 samples50x
RAM
K4EBE304EB-EGCG 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 14,699 samples382x
MT52L1G32D4PG-107 2x8GBSamsungBench 58%, 468 samples65x
K4EBE304EB-EGCF 2x8GBSamsungBench 59%, 5,177 samples59x
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