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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 55% (853rd of 1072)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Model: Virtual HD
Poor: 29%Average: 55% Great: 89%

Average average bench

The Virtual HD 215GB averaged 44.9% 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 123MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 407MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Virtual HD 215GB is 59.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Virtual HD 215GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 23.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 201MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 85355%
Min Avg Max
18.2 Read 407 583
78.6 Write 340 560
33.5 Mixed 341 554
18.9 SusWrite 201 495
72.2% 322 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 16.5 69.1
8.6 4K Write 23.7 61.9
2.9 4K Mixed 17 51.5
59.3% 19 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.73 DQ Read 161 400
9.4 DQ Write 136 337
1.1 DQ Mixed 123 366
99.1% 140 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 252 243 236 150 255 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 384
Write 428
Mixed 357
SusWrite 227
79% 349 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 25.2
84% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 324
244% 326 MB/s
198GB free
Firmware: 1.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 269 310 300 302 300 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 391
Write 446
Mixed 438
SusWrite 273
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 17.5
4K Mixed 13.5
46% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 70.9
DQ Write 72.7
DQ Mixed 72.9
54% 72.2 MB/s
121GB free
Firmware: 1.1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 4.4 5.6 5.9 27 50 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 428
Write 386
Mixed 376
SusWrite 18.9
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 33.8
4K Mixed 14.8
64% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 35.7
78% 157 MB/s
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