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M.2 VPN100 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 164% (114th of 1040)

Based on 1,049 user benchmarks.  Model: Viper M.2 VPN100
Poor: 114%Average: 164% Great: 205%

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Outstanding average bench

The Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB averaged 64.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 541MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 671MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB is 91%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 322MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,049 samples)
Rank 114164%
Min Avg Max
648 Read 1,176 1,482
521 Write 942 1,098
284 Mixed 868 1,107
217 SusWrite 322 443
185% 827 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.6 4K Read 43 56.4
85.8 4K Write 147 204
33.2 4K Mixed 60.5 80.5
221% 83.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
347 DQ Read 665 800
269 DQ Write 671 1,081
226 DQ Mixed 541 793
441% 626 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1202 442 278 281 288 274 MB/s
223% Outstanding
Read 1,399
Write 897
Mixed 1,228
SusWrite 461
222% 996 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 208
4K Mixed 85.6
311% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 1,167
DQ Mixed 862
680% 926 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 502 230 268 229 256 245 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,282
Write 1,085
Mixed 1,105
SusWrite 288
210% 940 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 80.3
281% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 692
DQ Mixed 249
322% 578 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 377 273 273 272 274 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,263
Write 1,058
Mixed 1,078
SusWrite 366
210% 941 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 71.6
248% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 707
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 784
585% 771 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 265 274 268 267 259 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,228
Write 996
Mixed 1,053
SusWrite 264
198% 885 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 63.9
225% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 787
DQ Write 638
DQ Mixed 291
333% 572 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 262 264 256 257 266 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,002
Write 972
Mixed 913
SusWrite 261
176% 787 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 70.3
242% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 795
DQ Write 720
DQ Mixed 459
426% 658 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 245 214 193 189 180 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 684
Write 467
Mixed 322
SusWrite 215
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 40.5
165% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 670
DQ Write 523
DQ Mixed 476
389% 556 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 241 265 263 252 264 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 769
Write 308
Mixed 346
SusWrite 260
93% 421 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 19.6
104% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 418
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 329
255% 352 MB/s
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Gaming 94%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 88%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $200Bench 84%, 701,542 samples28,314x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $320Bench 87%, 452,911 samples9,245x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $249Bench 85%, 201,777 samples7,270x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 108%, 292,752 samples7,253x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 399,694 samples6,782x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 185,002 samples4,458x
SSD
M.2 VPN100 256GBViperBench 164%, 1,049 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples7,517x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 84%, 186,431 samples3,540x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $77Bench 85%, 193,844 samples3,144x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $804

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Intel Core i5-10600K $257Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $47
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