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256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
BENCHMARKS (9,229)
MKT (0.1%)
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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 -29%User Rating -14%, Market Share -44%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% (530^th of 1072)

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 53077.3%

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

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

NLD-User, 3 hrs ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3414B8

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 354 366 349 202 203 MB/s

65.8% Good

Write 380

Mixed 328

SusWrite 301

81% 359 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 62.4

4K Mixed 6.5

82% 32 MB/s

DQ Read 122

DQ Write 216

DQ Mixed 10.4

53% 116 MB/s

KWT-User, 8 hrs ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3618C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 213 226 229 227 225 MB/s

60.3% Good

Write 235

Mixed 256

SusWrite 223

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 59.6

4K Mixed 10.1

84% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 209

DQ Mixed 17.2

53% 110 MB/s

TUR-User, 15 hrs ago.

218GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0626A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 138 147 76 99 92 MB/s

57.8% Above average

Write 420

Mixed 27.9

SusWrite 144

60% 273 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 17.4

4K Mixed 16.8

64% 18.8 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 39.5

78% 156 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,981x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,003x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	990x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,016x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	715x

SSD
256GB 256GBSSDBench 77%, 9,229 samples	271x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	610x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	587x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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256GB 256GB

Average Bench: 77.3% (530^th of 1072)

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