Average Bench: 116% (198th of 1072)

Based on 412 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe CL1-3D256-Q11 NV

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme CL1-3D256-Q11 NV 256GB averaged 15.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme CL1-3D256-Q11 NV 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 294MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,334MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme CL1-3D256-Q11 NV 256GB is 87.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme CL1-3D256-Q11 NV 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 248MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 17.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 412 samples)
Min Avg Max
621 Read 1,334 1,813
108 Write 698 1,133
181 Mixed 608 976
141 SusWrite 248 345
159% 722 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10 4K Read 27.2 40.9
15.8 4K Write 70.9 128
7.2 4K Mixed 17.9 26.3
102% 38.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
259 DQ Read 466 688
65.2 DQ Write 336 714
85.8 DQ Mixed 294 454
249% 366 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 163 220 125 130 202 MB/s
Read 1,804
Write 1,068
Mixed 967
SusWrite 173
221% 1,003 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 16.4
130% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 710
DQ Mixed 360
323% 476 MB/s
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22301116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 276 265 155 269 171 MB/s
Read 1,508
Write 1,084
Mixed 905
SusWrite 236
207% 933 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 21.8
125% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 459
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 359
282% 392 MB/s
197GB free
Firmware: 1116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 842 192 131 126 115 143 MB/s
Read 1,514
Write 1,022
Mixed 864
SusWrite 258
203% 915 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 16.5
92% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 366
283% 387 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22301116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 307 300 188 199 172 MB/s
Read 1,256
Write 1,007
Mixed 799
SusWrite 249
184% 828 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 22.4
121% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 311
229% 305 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22301116 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 543 219 199 203 228 MB/s
Read 1,239
Write 769
Mixed 696
SusWrite 289
166% 748 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 18.3
100% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 229
180% 254 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,706,147 SSDs tested

Typical CL1-3D256-Q11 NV 256GB Builds (Compare 1,532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude 3410

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