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Average Bench: 77% (544th of 1080)

Based on 296 user benchmarks.  Model: APPLE SSD SD0256F

Good average bench

The Apple SD0256F 251GB averaged 23.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apple SD0256F 251GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 86.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 522MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SD0256F 251GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple SD0256F 251GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 17.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 42.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 296 samples)
Min Avg Max
370 Read 522 594
241 Write 421 525
207 Mixed 326 489
205 SusWrite 382 508
92.4% 412 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.2 4K Read 17.7 28.9
19.6 4K Write 42.2 90
7.43 4K Mixed 17.3 28.4
71.3% 25.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 DQ Read 255 432
24.1 DQ Write 197 269
7.72 DQ Mixed 86.4 143
102% 179 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A222821
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 450 473 418 506 508 MB/s
Read 529
Write 228
Mixed 262
SusWrite 467
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 26.4
83% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 142
144% 236 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A223321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 414 447 434 469 453 MB/s
Read 521
Write 404
Mixed 233
SusWrite 438
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 19.4
69% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 138
154% 263 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A223321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 200 165 176 179 161 MB/s
Read 541
Write 292
Mixed 175
SusWrite 187
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 18.9
74% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 137
145% 244 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A223321
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 291 340 295 291 243 MB/s
Read 332
Write 311
Mixed 207
SusWrite 293
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 17.4
63% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 132
132% 216 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,610,997 SSDs tested

Typical SD0256F 251GB Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Apple MacBookAir6,2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $499

Popular SD0256F 251GB systems:

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