Average Bench: 59.8% (802nd of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: CHN-mSATAM3-256

Average average bench

The CHN-mSATAM3-256 256GB averaged 40.1% 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 Write Speed 216MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CHN-mSATAM3-256 256GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CHN-mSATAM3-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 215MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Min Avg Max
314 Read 411 487
17.4 Write 260 425
9.2 Mixed 215 376
81.7 SusWrite 232 388
62.3% 280 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.9 4K Read 17.8 34.7
5.1 4K Write 58.4 116
0.3 4K Mixed 12.6 30.1
74.1% 29.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
88.4 DQ Read 149 217
61.4 DQ Write 216 326
21.4 DQ Mixed 52.9 73.9
76.3% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0514A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 416 260 135 129 138 MB/s
Read 471
Write 249
Mixed 364
SusWrite 235
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 19.8
97% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 29.3
79% 160 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0421B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 220 223 198 69 51 MB/s
Read 422
Write 220
Mixed 173
SusWrite 159
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 9.6
64% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 61
80% 142 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0707A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 82 146 75 50 59 MB/s
Read 370
Write 319
Mixed 315
SusWrite 114
63% 280 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 32.5
4K Mixed 15.5
60% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 39.2
56% 106 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0421B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 201 213 227 218 205 MB/s
Read 324
Write 175
Mixed 132
SusWrite 198
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 7.1
46% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 54.1
70% 121 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,734,520 SSDs tested

Typical CHN-mSATAM3-256 256GB Builds (Compare 129 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 All-in-One PC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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