Innovation

IT 256GB

IT 256GB
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Effective Speed -60%Effective Speed -60%Average Score -58%Read -2%, Write -10%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -204%, SusWrite -48%Peak Score -24%Read -0%, Write -11%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -100%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -223%DQ Read -78%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -577%, ADQ Read -153%, ADQ Write -28%, ADQ Mixed -975%, Age 64%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 61.6% (782^nd of 1072)

Based on 340 user benchmarks. Model: INNOVATION IT

Poor: 32%Average: 61.6% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Innovation IT 256GB averaged 38.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 226MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Innovation IT 256GB is 55.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Innovation IT 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 24.2MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 200MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 340 samples)

Rank 78261.6%

Min	Avg	Max
350	Read 447	506
229	Write 368	435
16.5	Mixed 277	395
63	SusWrite 200	409
72.2% 323 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.1	4K Read 22.1	30.7
6.32	4K Write 57	105
0.4	4K Mixed 14.8	29.1
82.6% 31.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
58.2	DQ Read 129	206
10.6	DQ Write 226	339
0.5	DQ Mixed 24.2	48.9
61.6% 126 MB/s

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

AUT-User, 1 month ago.

137GB free

Firmware: S0424A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 409 405 403 405 404 MB/s

85.2% Excellent

Write 404

Mixed 361

SusWrite 406

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 88.9

4K Mixed 22.3

115% 45.7 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 179

DQ Mixed 30.4

55% 106 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

179GB free

Firmware: T0929A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 412 422 429 178 123 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 380

SusWrite 323

91% 408 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 76.5

4K Mixed 25.1

117% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 163

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 36.7

81% 162 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0424A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 39 162 199 15 177 MB/s

69.9% Good

Write 421

Mixed 390

SusWrite 157

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 74.6

4K Mixed 20.9

102% 39.7 MB/s

DQ Read 113

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 30.9

79% 159 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0929A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 66 70 0.9 0.9 214 MB/s

48.5% Average

Write 381

Mixed 18.9

SusWrite 97.9

53% 243 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 9.5

4K Mixed 10.7

49% 13.4 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 38.5

76% 147 MB/s

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Gaming 29%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,461x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples	1,304x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	1,006x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	949x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	734x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	653x

SSD
IT 256GBInnovationBench 62%, 340 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	293x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	226x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	204x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $294

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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

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Average Bench: 61.6% (782^nd of 1072)

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