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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 95.4% (277th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: PM8256GPTCB3B-E84
Poor: 65%Average: 95.4% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The PM8256GPTCB3B-E84 256GB averaged just 4.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PM8256GPTCB3B-E84 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 416MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 516MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PM8256GPTCB3B-E84 256GB is 52.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PM8256GPTCB3B-E84 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 291MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 56.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 27795.4%
Min Avg Max
460 Read 574 730
383 Write 530 688
284 Mixed 420 617
232 SusWrite 291 445
102% 454 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.4 4K Read 22.9 31.8
22.2 4K Write 56.2 76.8
11.1 4K Mixed 28.3 41.2
101% 35.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
364 DQ Read 548 696
209 DQ Write 516 711
254 DQ Mixed 416 586
344% 493 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 752 712 436 256 257 253 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 548
Write 605
Mixed 617
SusWrite 445
125% 554 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 34.8
120% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 693
DQ Write 692
DQ Mixed 586
470% 657 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 254 257 243 229 217 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 589
Write 396
Mixed 384
SusWrite 261
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 41.2
137% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 711
DQ Mixed 586
472% 664 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 231 241 244 227 221 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 621
Write 688
Mixed 520
SusWrite 278
118% 527 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 19.6
81% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 677
DQ Write 600
DQ Mixed 466
396% 581 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 240 247 238 246 226 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 730
Write 608
Mixed 300
SusWrite 273
106% 478 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 28
112% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 409
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 293
222% 303 MB/s
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 293 219 213 213 211 MB/s
89.6% Excellent
Read 460
Write 505
Mixed 284
SusWrite 232
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 35.2
112% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 448
DQ Write 533
DQ Mixed 312
285% 431 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 211 220 216 214 225 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 497
Write 383
Mixed 415
SusWrite 258
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 11.1
43% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 254
219% 322 MB/s

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Gaming 11%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Maibenben DaMai E series

CPU
Ryzen 5 2500UAMDBench 49%, 61,910 samples11x
GPU
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)AMDBench 10%, 85,536 samples11x
SSD
PM8256GPTCB3B-E84 256GBBench 95%, 6 samples1x
RAM
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples3x
RMSA3270ME86H9F-2666 2x4GBRamaxelBench 64%, 685 samples3x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples1x
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