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Asmt109x-

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 73.9% (597th of 1072)

Based on 21 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT109x- Fast
Poor: 35%Average: 73.9% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The Asmt109x- Fast 256GB averaged 26.1% 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 76.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt109x- Fast 256GB is 59.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Asmt109x- Fast 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 35.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)
Rank 59773.9%
Min Avg Max
344 Read 421 499
38.9 Write 343 499
75.9 Mixed 229 491
55.8 SusWrite 306 472
72.8% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.19 4K Read 24.2 36.6
17.6 4K Write 76.8 107
10.7 4K Mixed 27.1 45.1
112% 42.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 DQ Read 35.5 46
44.3 DQ Write 147 278
15.3 DQ Mixed 34 45
42.8% 72.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
196GB free
Firmware: 10.04.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 454 460 462 470 476 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 443
Mixed 215
SusWrite 442
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 36.6
141% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 32.8
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 44
50% 81.9 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 390 352 399 348 392 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 408
Write 366
Mixed 274
SusWrite 378
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 29.7
112% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 38.3
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 42.5
43% 67.7 MB/s
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: G871201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 52 46 42 39 29 MB/s
76.3% Very good
Read 449
Write 310
Mixed 313
SusWrite 55.8
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 45.1
169% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 44.5
DQ Write 83.8
DQ Mixed 43
39% 57.1 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: 06.A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 408 403 341 8.9 8.6 MB/s
63.2% Good
Read 344
Write 413
Mixed 243
SusWrite 262
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 22.5
95% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 40.2
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 31.5
46% 81.1 MB/s
204GB free
Firmware: X4152012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 190 192 183 168 179 MB/s
54.9% Above average
Read 408
Write 263
Mixed 170
SusWrite 190
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 19.6
72% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 38.4
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 27.7
45% 82 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,792,809 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3020M

CPU
Core i5-4590TIntelBench 60%, 6,079 samples126x
Core i3-4160TIntelBench 58%, 2,374 samples118x
Pentium G3250TIntelBench 51%, 490 samples21x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples169x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples144x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples33x
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Fast 256GBAsmt109x-Bench 74%, 21 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples15x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples14x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 64,960 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $15

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