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M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 163% (140th of 1072)

Based on 2,095 user benchmarks.  Model: addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe
Poor: 96%Average: 163% Great: 235%

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Outstanding average bench

The Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB averaged 63.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 505MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 630MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB is 139%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 381MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 830MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,095 samples)
Rank 140163%
Min Avg Max
556 Read 1,169 1,917
299 Write 939 1,289
295 Mixed 830 1,255
177 SusWrite 381 975
185% 830 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.4 4K Read 43.4 56.8
66.3 4K Write 146 220
24.4 4K Mixed 53.8 80.1
212% 80.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
351 DQ Read 657 902
229 DQ Write 630 1,078
111 DQ Mixed 505 849
417% 597 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10726 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1788 361 158 156 151 152 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 1,784
Write 2,017
Mixed 1,580
SusWrite 461
328% 1,461 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 62.8
205% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,158
DQ Write 597
DQ Mixed 608
524% 788 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: V1.6.C2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 147 281 330 218 211 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,732
Write 1,176
Mixed 1,150
SusWrite 297
242% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 69.3
262% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 891
DQ Mixed 111
231% 452 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 161 100 175 119 146 MB/s
172% Outstanding
Read 1,512
Write 132
Mixed 124
SusWrite 150
102% 480 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 49.5
211% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 957
DQ Mixed 544
499% 756 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFMB0.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 444 193 189 190 192 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,198
Write 1,015
Mixed 1,072
SusWrite 373
205% 915 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 54.9
176% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 694
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 411
321% 454 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 279 195 237 240 222 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 627
Write 535
Mixed 352
SusWrite 245
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 35.2
150% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 324
248% 335 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 94 70 87 120 68 MB/s
37.9% Below average
Read 438
Write 441
Mixed 203
SusWrite 90.4
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 9.7
31% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 83.4
DQ Mixed 95.7
76% 107 MB/s
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Gaming 98%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,764x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,849x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,290x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,114x
SSD
M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 256GBAddlinkBench 163%, 2,095 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples751x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 130% - Outstanding Total price: $468

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