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Vi550

S3 SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 75.5% (566th of 1072)

Based on 1,488 user benchmarks.  Model: Vi550 S3 SSD
Poor: 49%Average: 75.5% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The Vi550 S3 SSD 256GB averaged 24.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Vi550 S3 SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.9MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Vi550 S3 SSD 256GB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Vi550 S3 SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 219MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 197MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,488 samples)
Rank 56675.5%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 417 484
105 Write 318 462
181 Mixed 320 429
75.3 SusWrite 219 427
71.3% 319 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 29.9 41
26 4K Write 69 104
13 4K Mixed 28.7 45.2
119% 42.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
58.4 DQ Read 197 306
37.9 DQ Write 231 322
24.8 DQ Mixed 138 253
125% 189 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 221 145 127 81 78 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 452
Write 316
Mixed 325
SusWrite 122
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 36.8
152% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 196
173% 256 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.3.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 298 349 286 255 252 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 392
Write 401
Mixed 386
SusWrite 291
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 28.9
99% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 214
154% 196 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN07373
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 187 193 188 190 188 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 321
Write 211
Mixed 178
SusWrite 190
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 27.9
116% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 119
102% 146 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 242 84 65 45 65 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 176
Write 191
Mixed 323
SusWrite 109
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 29.6
121% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 162
147% 219 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 111 96 83 68 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 356
Write 235
Mixed 277
SusWrite 117
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 20.3
71% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 45.1
DQ Mixed 83.9
77% 125 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 3%
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Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: HP 280 G1 MT

CPU
Core i3-4160Intel  $120Bench 55%, 48,506 samples270x
Core i5-4590SIntel  $79Bench 67%, 11,598 samples235x
Core i7-4790Intel  $145Bench 71%, 255,027 samples142x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples212x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples207x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples83x
SSD
S3 SSD 256GBVi550Bench 75%, 1,488 samples1x
RAM
M378B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 27%, 3,229 samples61x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples35x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 4,222 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $135

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