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M.2 PCIe 256GB SSD X931B

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 130% (178th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: imation M.2 PCIe 256GB SSD X931B
Poor: 101%Average: 130% Great: 152%

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Outstanding average bench

The Imation M.2 PCIe 256GB SSD X931B averaged 30.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Imation M.2 PCIe 256GB SSD X931B near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 536MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 606MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Imation M.2 PCIe 256GB SSD X931B is 51.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Imation M.2 PCIe 256GB SSD X931B performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 308MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 85.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 178130%
Min Avg Max
495 Read 939 1,699
581 Write 796 990
236 Mixed 597 889
97.8 SusWrite 308 562
147% 660 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.4 4K Read 29.9 40.1
34.3 4K Write 85.3 109
21.6 4K Mixed 46 54.3
149% 53.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
449 DQ Read 626 714
263 DQ Write 606 1,000
252 DQ Mixed 536 716
425% 589 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 299 299 299 299 300 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 919
Write 986
Mixed 522
SusWrite 396
158% 706 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 49.8
161% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 708
547% 741 MB/s
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 970 606 285 289 291 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1026
Write 990
Mixed 872
SusWrite 562
194% 862 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 46.6
145% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 486
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 459
330% 428 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 122 51 96 47 42 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 1,312
Write 581
Mixed 236
SusWrite 97.8
121% 557 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 53.9
179% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 712
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 432
348% 501 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 299 302 303 289 304 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 417
Mixed 363
SusWrite 300
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 52.4
178% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 718
581% 809 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 258 262 261 247 256 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 598
Mixed 322
SusWrite 261
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 54.3
169% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 621
DQ Write 511
DQ Mixed 252
274% 461 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 825 330 295 296 299 300 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 672
Write 719
Mixed 713
SusWrite 391
140% 624 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 21.6
69% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 958
DQ Mixed 716
573% 794 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,729,237 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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System: HP ProDesk 400 G5 SFF IDS APJ

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples3x
Core i5-8500Intel  $173Bench 82%, 43,089 samples2x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples1x
SSD
M.2 PCIe 256GB SSD X931BImationBench 130%, 8 samples2x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples1x
4ATF51264AZ-2G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 37%, 824 samples1x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 44%, 10,608 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200

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