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addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB

addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB
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Effective Speed +57% Effective Speed 57%Average Score +72% Read 143%, Write 128%, 4K Read 14%, 4K Write 45%, Mixed 131%, 4K Mixed 18%, SusWrite 23%Peak Score +109% Read 206%, Write 155%, 4K Read 26%, 4K Write 72%, Mixed 183%, 4K Mixed 32%, SusWrite 86%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +123% DQ Read 121%, DQ Write 193%, DQ Mixed 159%, ADQ Read 98%, ADQ Write 115%, ADQ Mixed 101%, Age 58%, AS-SSD Total 136%

Average Bench: 155% (148^th of 1072)

Based on 100 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe addlink M.2 PCIE

Poor: 88%Average: 155% Great: 209%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB averaged 54.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 522MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 622MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB is 121%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 364MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 100 samples)

Rank 148155%

Min	Avg	Max
528	Read 1,112	1,552
486	Write 924	1,236
327	Mixed 829	1,196
224	SusWrite 364	721
180% 807 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.8	4K Read 39	54.2
44.3	4K Write 127	211
19.5	4K Mixed 53.1	77
194% 73 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
352	DQ Read 647	812
156	DQ Write 622	1,048
186	DQ Mixed 522	857
423% 597 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ISR-User, 4 months ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 903 316 261 269 273 271 MB/s

185% Outstanding

Write 1,094

Mixed 1,103

SusWrite 382

222% 993 MB/s

4K Read 43.4

4K Write 130

4K Mixed 64.6

218% 79.4 MB/s

DQ Read 677

DQ Write 1,046

DQ Mixed 767

607% 830 MB/s

SGP-User, 1 month ago.

134GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.6.C1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1272 1454 972 485 487 485 MB/s

169% Outstanding

Write 1,622

Mixed 1,269

SusWrite 859

295% 1,311 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 58

4K Mixed 41.6

145% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 106

123% 212 MB/s

TUR-User, 2 months ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 210 197 142 108 102 MB/s

156% Outstanding

Write 948

Mixed 1099

SusWrite 176

188% 840 MB/s

4K Read 53.4

4K Write 137

4K Mixed 74.3

249% 88.3 MB/s

DQ Read 578

DQ Write 407

DQ Mixed 454

350% 480 MB/s

ALB-User, 20 days ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 84 78 82 214 263 MB/s

150% Outstanding

Write 1,063

Mixed 1,072

SusWrite 156

197% 882 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 65.2

204% 74.8 MB/s

DQ Read 796

DQ Write 389

DQ Mixed 215

260% 467 MB/s

KHM-User, 5 months ago.

159GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0808A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 171 188 171 264 371 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 1,075

Mixed 1,026

SusWrite 253

215% 968 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 52.4

4K Mixed 11.7

85% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 335

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 146

136% 215 MB/s

EGY-User, 8 months ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EDFMB0.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 207 206 208 209 209 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 910

Mixed 786

SusWrite 211

149% 664 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 40.4

4K Mixed 28.1

90% 30 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 165

124% 167 MB/s

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 55%

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Motherboard: MSI B365M PRO-VH (MS-7C31)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $95Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	1,492x
Core i3-9100FIntel $135Bench 80%, 34,310 samples	534x
Core i5-9400Intel $161Bench 86%, 22,187 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	291x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	280x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	214x

SSD
addlink M.2 PCIE 256GBNvmeBench 155%, 100 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	246x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	81x
DDR4 2666 2x8GBUnknownBench 75%, 2,111 samples	78x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $410

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Nvme

addlink M.2 PCIE 256GB

Average Bench: 155% (148^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 155% (148th of 1072)

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