Average Bench: 80.6% (477th of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks.  Model: QUMO SSD

Very good average bench

The Qumo SSD 256GB averaged just 19.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Qumo SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.6MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Qumo SSD 256GB is 156%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Qumo SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 219MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)
Min Avg Max
30.3 Read 509 2,188
79.2 Write 328 1,169
2.7 Mixed 362 1,086
39.4 SusWrite 219 1,043
79.1% 355 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 28.6 52.8
9.3 4K Write 77.4 153
1.3 4K Mixed 26.1 34.8
118% 44 MB/s
Min Avg Max
84.1 DQ Read 244 733
20.7 DQ Write 274 598
0.8 DQ Mixed 128 572
133% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2208
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 139 6.9 23 45 13 MB/s
Read 412
Write 263
Mixed 328
SusWrite 47.8
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 29.6
120% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 88.8
120% 216 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0414A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 195 59 30 76 33 MB/s
Read 303
Write 255
Mixed 270
SusWrite 101
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 21.9
84% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 52
82% 157 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0609A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 49 14 204 13 138 MB/s
Read 327
Write 258
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 125
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 0.5
36% 9.77 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 8.5
56% 128 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2208
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 28 29 12 79 1.5 MB/s
Read 30.3
Write 305
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 40.7
22% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 1.3
7% 3.8 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 20.8
DQ Mixed 24.9
30% 55 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,243 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $77

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