Asura

NVME 256GB

NVME 256GB
BENCHMARKS (12)
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Effective Speed +55% Effective Speed 55%Average Score +60% Read 145%, Write 98%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write 30%, Mixed 109%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite 17%Peak Score +80% Read 202%, Write 105%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write 36%, Mixed 159%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite 34%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +125% DQ Read 94%, DQ Write 181%, DQ Mixed 116%, ADQ Read 112%, ADQ Write 183%, ADQ Mixed 138%, Age 63%, AS-SSD Total 113%

Average Bench: 152% (153^rd of 1071)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Model: Asura NVME

Poor: 116%Average: 152% Great: 185%

Outstanding average bench

The Asura NVME 256GB averaged 52.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Asura NVME 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 620MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 818MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asura NVME 256GB is 68.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Asura NVME 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 348MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 36.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 153152%

Min	Avg	Max
583	Read 1122	1,529
593	Write 803	994
29.8	Mixed 751	1,095
202	SusWrite 348	519
168% 756 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.1	4K Read 36.3	50.5
0.4	4K Write 114	166
22.9	4K Mixed 50.2	63.9
180% 66.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
574	DQ Read 692	712
511	DQ Write 818	1,005
412	DQ Mixed 620	716
505% 710 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

166GB free

Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 299 299 300 296 300 MB/s

190% Outstanding

Write 994

Mixed 714

SusWrite 396

198% 894 MB/s

4K Read 44.9

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 62.4

224% 83.6 MB/s

DQ Read 712

DQ Write 1,000

DQ Mixed 716

580% 809 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

94GB free

Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 299 297 297 299 299 MB/s

185% Outstanding

Write 994

Mixed 1,095

SusWrite 397

212% 949 MB/s

4K Read 45.4

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 63.9

227% 84.6 MB/s

DQ Read 707

DQ Write 992

DQ Mixed 715

578% 805 MB/s

USA-User, 17 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 297 297 298 298 298 MB/s

148% Outstanding

Write 826

Mixed 1,028

SusWrite 375

190% 852 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 87.8

4K Mixed 34.4

130% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 702

DQ Write 1,005

DQ Mixed 716

580% 807 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 227 203 179 173 181 MB/s

127% Outstanding

Write 673

Mixed 330

SusWrite 207

105% 471 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 130

4K Mixed 58.5

190% 73.1 MB/s

DQ Read 681

DQ Write 571

DQ Mixed 412

367% 555 MB/s

USA-User, 12 months ago.

156GB free

Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 295 295 295 299 294 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 663

Mixed 560

SusWrite 388

124% 549 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 70.7

4K Mixed 38.5

114% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 711

DQ Write 770

DQ Mixed 686

531% 723 MB/s

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