Viper

M.2 VPN100 256GB

M.2 VPN100 256GB
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Effective Speed +59% Effective Speed 59%Average Score +77% Read 146%, Write 138%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write 70%, Mixed 138%, 4K Mixed 25%, SusWrite 5%Peak Score +101% Read 203%, Write 143%, 4K Read 29%, 4K Write 77%, Mixed 189%, 4K Mixed 41%, SusWrite 22%Value & Sentiment -840%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,667%Nice To Haves +117% DQ Read 118%, DQ Write 203%, DQ Mixed 140%, ADQ Read 92%, ADQ Write 105%, ADQ Mixed 88%, Age 56%, AS-SSD Total 137%

Average Bench: 156% (146^th of 1072)

Based on 1,988 user benchmarks. Model: Viper M.2 VPN100

Poor: 98%Average: 156% Great: 212%

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Outstanding average bench

The Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB averaged 56.2% 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 489MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 593MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB is 114%. 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 311MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,988 samples)

Rank 146156%

Min	Avg	Max
539	Read 1,125	1,534
569	Write 965	1,178
336	Mixed 853	1,224
207	SusWrite 311	471
182% 813 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.3	4K Read 40.5	55.6
54.4	4K Write 149	216
26.8	4K Mixed 56.5	82.4
212% 81.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
343	DQ Read 625	799
132	DQ Write 593	1,087
197	DQ Mixed 489	795
400% 569 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 7 hrs ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM32.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 293 292 295 293 295 MB/s

203% Outstanding

Write 1,198

Mixed 1,264

SusWrite 402

245% 1,098 MB/s

4K Read 44.8

4K Write 174

4K Mixed 73.3

254% 97.3 MB/s

DQ Read 761

DQ Write 960

DQ Mixed 798

619% 840 MB/s

CZE-User, 7 days ago.

45GB free

Firmware: ECFM22.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 203 171 163 163 161 MB/s

174% Outstanding

Write 416

Mixed 1,104

SusWrite 203

170% 769 MB/s

4K Read 48.2

4K Write 182

4K Mixed 77.1

268% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 627

DQ Write 457

DQ Mixed 216

250% 433 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 days ago.

116GB free

Firmware: ECFM22.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 554 262 268 261 272 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 1,025

Mixed 920

SusWrite 417

191% 850 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 69.7

4K Mixed 48.9

147% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 749

DQ Write 586

DQ Mixed 754

541% 696 MB/s

HUN-User, 22 days ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM32.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 264 270 269 267 262 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 1,064

Mixed 372

SusWrite 280

149% 669 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 190

4K Mixed 40

208% 89.1 MB/s

DQ Read 420

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 408

290% 373 MB/s

ISR-User, 18 days ago.

167GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 297 315 329 308 269 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 889

Mixed 642

SusWrite 319

151% 673 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 89.6

4K Mixed 29.7

136% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 714

DQ Write 560

DQ Mixed 475

399% 583 MB/s

URY-User, 19 days ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM22.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 274 227 267 193 213 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 1,088

Mixed 584

SusWrite 241

165% 741 MB/s

4K Read 16.1

4K Write 150

4K Mixed 38.7

154% 68.3 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 292

227% 314 MB/s

UKR-User, 9 days ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 273 233 220 214 195 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 497

Mixed 466

SusWrite 236

104% 467 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 78.4

4K Mixed 30.1

127% 46.5 MB/s

DQ Read 660

DQ Write 494

DQ Mixed 258

279% 470 MB/s

GBR-User, 18 days ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 223 150 189 182 181 MB/s

96.4% Outstanding

Write 613

Mixed 227

SusWrite 204

101% 455 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 31.8

134% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 408

DQ Write 153

DQ Mixed 326

229% 296 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
M.2 VPN100 256GBViperBench 156%, 1,988 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 130% - Outstanding

Total price: $468

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Viper

M.2 VPN100 256GB

Average Bench: 156% (146^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 156% (146th of 1072)

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