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SZ9MSE mSATA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 64.1% (752nd of 1072)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Model: SMART SSD SZ9MSE mSATA 256GB
Poor: 44%Average: 64.1% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Smart SZ9MSE mSATA 256GB averaged 35.9% 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-64Thread Read Speed 279MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Smart SZ9MSE mSATA 256GB is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Smart SZ9MSE mSATA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 182MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Rank 75264.1%
Min Avg Max
354 Read 442 511
47.5 Write 192 260
75.5 Mixed 182 339
67.7 SusWrite 178 252
55% 249 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11 4K Read 21.9 28.9
25.4 4K Write 53.6 81.7
10.4 4K Mixed 18.7 26.7
85.5% 31.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.7 DQ Read 279 370
54.7 DQ Write 171 257
12.7 DQ Mixed 60.4 83.2
89.2% 170 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT48D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 170 194 213 234 248 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 418
Write 179
Mixed 164
SusWrite 209
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 22.8
90% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 81.1
107% 197 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT48D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 95 107 127 103 109 MB/s
55.5% Above average
Read 367
Write 126
Mixed 127
SusWrite 109
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 20.5
80% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 75.1
94% 171 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT48D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 177 164 170 207 MB/s
54.4% Above average
Read 390
Write 129
Mixed 146
SusWrite 174
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 18.4
64% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 78.1
87% 150 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,669,767 SSDs tested

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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 50%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Dell Latitude E7440

CPU
Core i7-4600UIntelBench 49%, 26,548 samples782x
Core i5-4310UIntelBench 49%, 14,648 samples682x
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples411x
GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples1,966x
GTX 780-TiNvidia  $410Bench 53%, 30,815 samples1x
HD Graphics FamilyIncredibleBench 3%, 12 samples1x
SSD
SZ9MSE mSATA 256GBSmartBench 64%, 78 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples120x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples76x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 26,681 samples72x
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