Vi550

S3 SSD 256GB

S3 SSD 256GB
BENCHMARKS (1,488)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -26%Read -10%, Write -27%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -57%, SusWrite -35%Peak Score -7%Read -5%, Write -5%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment -890%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,767%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read -20%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -31%, ADQ Read -66%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -89%, Age 48%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 75.5% (566^th 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

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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

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

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

TUR-User, 5 days ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 330

SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 408 353 300 220 199 MB/s

86.3% Excellent

Write 283

Mixed 385

SusWrite 322

77% 343 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 70

4K Mixed 38.1

134% 46.5 MB/s

DQ Read 170

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 220

168% 223 MB/s

FIN-User, 11 days ago.

198GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN07373

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 392 397 370 190 162 MB/s

81.3% Excellent

Write 451

Mixed 397

SusWrite 291

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 51.4

4K Mixed 33.7

117% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 250

179% 229 MB/s

ALB-User, 5 hrs ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 35 50 186 64 77 MB/s

52.2% Above average

Write 241

Mixed 299

SusWrite 128

60% 269 MB/s

4K Read 17

4K Write 27.8

4K Mixed 13.1

57% 19.3 MB/s

DQ Read 199

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 159

144% 216 MB/s

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP 280 G1 MT

CPU
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	293x
Core i5-4590SIntel $79Bench 67%, 11,598 samples	258x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	146x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	221x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	220x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	84x

SSD
S3 SSD 256GBVi550Bench 75%, 1,488 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 27%, 3,229 samples	65x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	35x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 4,222 samples	31x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $94

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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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

Vi550

S3 SSD 256GB

Average Bench: 75.5% (566^th of 1072)

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