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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 53.1% (872nd of 1072)

Based on 216 user benchmarks.  Model: CHN 25SATAS3 256
Poor: 31%Average: 53.1% Great: 86%

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Average average bench

The CHN 25SATAS3 256 256GB averaged 46.9% 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 Random Read Speed 21.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 449MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CHN 25SATAS3 256 256GB is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the CHN 25SATAS3 256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 14.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 216 samples)
Rank 87253.1%
Min Avg Max
352 Read 449 508
272 Write 369 437
14.2 Mixed 187 400
60.3 SusWrite 162 411
64.9% 292 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 4K Read 21.1 31.6
7.32 4K Write 40.6 110
0.3 4K Mixed 10 28.6
66.3% 23.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.9 DQ Read 120 209
7.44 DQ Write 171 335
0.3 DQ Mixed 14.5 46.4
47.8% 102 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
144GB free
Firmware: R0817A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 47 56 56 56 51 MB/s
50.2% Above average
Read 456
Write 416
Mixed 37
SusWrite 95.4
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 1.4
76% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 1.3
36% 88.7 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0726A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 35 53 25 36 53 MB/s
41.5% Average
Read 464
Write 405
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 85.2
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 23
4K Mixed 1.3
43% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 0.3
39% 94.6 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0817A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 71 19 34 40 30 MB/s
38.3% Below average
Read 368
Write 336
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 69.5
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 12.9
52% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 3.7
DQ Mixed 5.5
22% 53.1 MB/s
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Typical 25SATAS3 256 256GB Builds (Compare 525 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Asrock P67 Pro3 - $94

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples213x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples45x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples43x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples46x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples32x
SSD
25SATAS3 256 256GBCHNBench 53%, 216 samples1x
RAM
CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GBUnknownBench 42%, 55 samples18x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples13x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $540

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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