Average Bench: 152% (154th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB

Outstanding average bench

The Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 256GB averaged 51.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 565MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 724MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 256GB is 99.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 373MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Min Avg Max
558 Read 996 1,547
515 Write 844 1,087
189 Mixed 836 1,120
157 SusWrite 373 582
171% 762 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.8 4K Read 40 51.4
7.8 4K Write 117 183
11.4 4K Mixed 52.6 67.5
190% 69.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
247 DQ Read 680 716
69.9 DQ Write 724 1,013
165 DQ Mixed 565 724
463% 657 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 966 299 292 294 297 303 MB/s
Read 1,342
Write 972
Mixed 1,106
SusWrite 408
214% 957 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 61.1
225% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 706
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 718
576% 798 MB/s
219GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 961 955 299 299 301 299 MB/s
Read 1,208
Write 797
Mixed 957
SusWrite 519
194% 870 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 58
216% 88.5 MB/s
DQ Read 709
DQ Write 1007
DQ Mixed 719
582% 812 MB/s
219GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 817 304 299 302 300 MB/s
Read 1,094
Write 685
Mixed 851
SusWrite 471
173% 776 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 53.9
179% 67.7 MB/s
DQ Read 711
DQ Write 1,005
DQ Mixed 717
582% 811 MB/s
72GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 929 393 301 293 298 MB/s
Read 985
Write 613
Mixed 724
SusWrite 526
159% 712 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 42
164% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 708
DQ Write 1,003
DQ Mixed 711
578% 807 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 762 780 348 304 301 MB/s
Read 848
Write 703
Mixed 739
SusWrite 557
160% 712 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 45.6
159% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 710
DQ Write 1,000
DQ Mixed 718
581% 810 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 258 264 262 252 248 MB/s
Read 692
Write 700
Mixed 625
SusWrite 254
127% 568 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 53.6
188% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 714
DQ Write 462
DQ Mixed 299
301% 492 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 281 267 256 256 250 MB/s
Read 588
Write 722
Mixed 116
SusWrite 266
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 34
97% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 250
185% 248 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,717,102 SSDs tested

Typical M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe RGB 256GB Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO

System: Colorful iGame Z390-X RNG Edition

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $715

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