SSD

256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
BENCHMARKS (9,229)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -27%Effective Speed -27%Average Score -29%Read 25%, Write 2%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -47%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -139%, SusWrite -10%Peak Score +65% Read 225%, Write 121%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 123%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite 48%Value & Sentiment -21%User Rating -13%, Market Share -29%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read 38%, DQ Write 107%, DQ Mixed 24%, ADQ Read -72%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed -110%, Age -5%, AS-SSD Total 63%

Average Bench: 77.3% (529^th of 1071)

Based on 9,229 user benchmarks. Model: SSD 256GB

Poor: 33%Average: 77.3% Great: 166%

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Good average bench

The SSD 256GB 256GB averaged 22.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD 256GB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 124MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 286MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 256GB 256GB is 133%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 270MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 190MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,229 samples)

Rank 52977.3%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 570	1,646
117	Write 415	1,073
42.6	Mixed 360	943
47	SusWrite 270	574
90.1% 404 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.1	4K Read 26.1	42.5
6.07	4K Write 59.7	112
0.4	4K Mixed 18.8	37.9
95.2% 34.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
76	DQ Read 190	505
86.5	DQ Write 286	743
7.34	DQ Mixed 124	411
126% 200 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

SAU-User, 8 hrs ago.

95GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1111A0L

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 465 377 235 336 259 MB/s

134% Outstanding

Write 904

Mixed 793

SusWrite 326

188% 849 MB/s

4K Read 45.6

4K Write 90.1

4K Mixed 23

146% 52.9 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 378

DQ Mixed 103

154% 288 MB/s

BRA-User, 7 hrs ago.

238GB free

Firmware: FW200326

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 332 336 342 343 344 MB/s

88.3% Excellent

Write 342

Mixed 334

SusWrite 339

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 44.3

4K Write 91.1

4K Mixed 14.6

134% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 164

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 18.6

71% 153 MB/s

CHN-User, 5 hrs ago.

193GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HT2818E3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 433 421 381 389 367 MB/s

78.8% Very good

Write 447

Mixed 350

SusWrite 405

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 56

4K Mixed 13.1

88% 32.2 MB/s

DQ Read 171

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 17.2

70% 153 MB/s

RUS-User, 18 mins ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 227 222 223 219 228 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 215

Mixed 265

SusWrite 217

62% 279 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 64.1

4K Mixed 14.1

95% 35.6 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 18.2

58% 126 MB/s

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $200Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,429x
Core i5-2400Intel $20Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	751x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	693x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	1,484x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,026x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	491x

SSD
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples	188x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	401x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	392x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	201x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $200

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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256GB 256GB

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