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FORESEE 256GB SS

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 94.7% (280th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe FORESEE 256GB SS
Poor: 57%Average: 94.7% Great: 135%

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Excellent average bench

The Nvme FORESEE 256GB SS averaged just 5.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme FORESEE 256GB SS near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 841MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 274MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme FORESEE 256GB SS is 77.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme FORESEE 256GB SS performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 295MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 28094.7%
Min Avg Max
293 Read 841 2,040
77.1 Write 443 1,212
74 Mixed 426 892
63.2 SusWrite 295 576
111% 501 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14 4K Read 25.7 51.1
13.8 4K Write 61.3 112
6.7 4K Mixed 22.8 50
101% 36.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
111 DQ Read 304 801
15.9 DQ Write 274 850
39.7 DQ Mixed 66.7 358
111% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
185GB free
Firmware: V1.7.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 255 256 255 255 255 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 1,819
Write 488
Mixed 846
SusWrite 282
188% 859 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 48.8
198% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 802
DQ Write 828
DQ Mixed 358
395% 663 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0422B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 280 142 223 131 239 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 2,040
Write 995
Mixed 806
SusWrite 249
224% 1,023 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 21.5
4K Mixed 17.1
83% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 404
DQ Write 23.4
DQ Mixed 42.8
74% 157 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0422B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 131 230 125 133 238 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 1,768
Write 952
Mixed 788
SusWrite 267
208% 944 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 6.7
60% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 23
DQ Mixed 41.6
68% 142 MB/s
135GB free
Firmware: V1.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 276 271 277 278 278 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 293
Write 264
Mixed 269
SusWrite 274
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 31.1
120% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 15.9
DQ Mixed 82.9
82% 141 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 139 147 104 100 112 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 509
Write 248
Mixed 175
SusWrite 125
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 22.9
77% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 83.6
DQ Mixed 53.2
78% 154 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,663,775 SSDs tested

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Typical FORESEE 256GB SS Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: Altos BrainSphere P10 F6

CPU
Core i5-9500IntelBench 87%, 9,059 samples3x
Core i5-9400Intel  $161Bench 86%, 22,187 samples2x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples1x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples2x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples1x
SSD
FORESEE 256GB SSNvmeBench 95%, 25 samples4x
RAM
4ATF1G64AZ-3G2E1 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 16GBMicronBench 44%, 3 samples3x
ACR26D4U9S8ME-8 Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 32GBKingstonBench 80%, 2 samples2x
ACR26D4U9S8ME-8 Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 16GBKingstonBench 83%, 25 samples1x
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