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SQF-S25M4-256G-S9E 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 44.3% (907th of 1058)

Based on 3 user benchmarks.  Model: SQF-S25M4-256G-S9E
Poor: 33%Average: 44.3% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The SQF-S25M4-256G-S9E 256GB averaged 55.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 56.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 415MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 4.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 65.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)
Rank 90744.3%
Min Avg Max
342 Read 415 479
69.1 Write 93 140
113 Mixed 129 146
36.5 SusWrite 65.1 87.8
38.2% 176 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 13.2 31.4
51 4K Write 56.7 62.7
6.5 4K Mixed 13.3 18.4
66.9% 27.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
100 DQ Read 111 118
35.5 DQ Write 59.6 80
3.8 DQ Mixed 4.5 5.6
25% 58.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
46GB free
Firmware: S9FMA028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 128 71 109 55 69 MB/s
59.5% Above average
Read 479
Write 140
Mixed 146
SusWrite 87.8
46% 213 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 18.4
104% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 80
DQ Mixed 3.8
29% 67.4 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FMA028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 79 68 59 60 MB/s
40% Below average
Read 342
Write 69.5
Mixed 130
SusWrite 71.1
33% 153 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 14.9
61% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 35.5
DQ Mixed 5.6
22% 52.1 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FMA028
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 36 42 30 40 29 MB/s
33.3% Below average
Read 424
Write 69.1
Mixed 113
SusWrite 36.5
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 6.5
36% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 63.4
DQ Mixed 4.1
24% 55.9 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 55,019,224 SSDs tested.

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Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $210Bench 72%, 221,872 samples539x
Core i7-6700Intel  $300Bench 75%, 265,119 samples148x
Core i3-6100Intel  $125Bench 64%, 103,228 samples146x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 173,259 samples558x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 163,380 samples42x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 169,286 samples34x
SSD
SQF-S25M4-256G-S9E 256GBBench 44%, 3 samples1x
RAM
M378A5143DB0-CPB 1x4GBSamsungBench 38%, 1,565 samples53x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 18,331 samples49x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 1x4GBHynixBench 38%, 2,900 samples42x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $210

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