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ASE12NVME256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 143% (164th of 1072)

Based on 172 user benchmarks.  Model: ASE12NVME256
Poor: 97%Average: 143% Great: 189%

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Outstanding average bench

The ASE12NVME256 256GB averaged 43.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ASE12NVME256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 509MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 679MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ASE12NVME256 256GB is 92%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the ASE12NVME256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 304MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 670MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 172 samples)
Rank 164143%
Min Avg Max
594 Read 1,106 1,516
454 Write 780 1,009
213 Mixed 670 1,088
174 SusWrite 304 434
159% 715 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 34.4 47.3
50.5 4K Write 105 159
26.8 4K Mixed 45.4 64.7
166% 61.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
412 DQ Read 656 715
303 DQ Write 679 1,010
232 DQ Mixed 509 724
426% 615 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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Gaming 80%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asrock B365 Pro4

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples566x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples262x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples238x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples172x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples152x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples148x
SSD
ASE12NVME256 256GBBench 143%, 172 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples80x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples71x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples71x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $501

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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