Flashwar

S520 256GB

S520 256GB
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Effective Speed -52%Effective Speed -52%Average Score -53%Read 4%, Write -0%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -62%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -150%, SusWrite -70%Peak Score -15%Read 2%, Write -7%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -86%, SusWrite 14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -208%DQ Read -68%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -599%, ADQ Read -70%, ADQ Write -56%, ADQ Mixed -916%, Age 71%, AS-SSD Total -26%

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

Based on 55 user benchmarks. Model: Flashwar SSD S520 256GB

Poor: 37%Average: 64.6% Great: 99%

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Above average average bench

The Flashwar S520 256GB averaged 35.4% 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 Random Read Speed 25.7MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 476MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Flashwar S520 256GB is 62.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Flashwar S520 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.6MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 174MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 55 samples)

Rank 74564.6%

Min	Avg	Max
417	Read 476	515
310	Write 405	455
18	Mixed 226	428
70	SusWrite 174	441
71.4% 321 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.6	4K Read 25.7	35
8.12	4K Write 54	118
0.48	4K Mixed 18	31.4
90.5% 32.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
106	DQ Read 192	219
10.4	DQ Write 185	347
0.7	DQ Mixed 25.6	47.4
64% 134 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 17 months ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1022A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 76 28 37 55 25 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 413

Mixed 392

SusWrite 80.4

75% 337 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 76.6

4K Mixed 28.4

120% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 48

92% 179 MB/s

USA-User, 13 months ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0424A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 148 31 103 42 93 MB/s

63.4% Good

Write 339

Mixed 329

SusWrite 124

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 68.3

4K Mixed 25.2

109% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 45.1

73% 141 MB/s

PHL-User, 9 months ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0424A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 11 171 57 67 60 MB/s

60.2% Good

Write 431

Mixed 28.6

SusWrite 118

59% 269 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 16.2

4K Mixed 19.6

69% 19.7 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 46.2

96% 192 MB/s

CHN-User, 16 months ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0509A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 33 61 34 39 40 MB/s

54.5% Above average

Write 410

Mixed 40

SusWrite 76

56% 255 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 23.8

4K Mixed 22.9

83% 24.7 MB/s

DQ Read 197

DQ Write 5.4

DQ Mixed 29.5

39% 77.3 MB/s

PHL-User, 12 months ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0424A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 140 142 169 146 103 MB/s

48% Average

Write 293

Mixed 25.6

SusWrite 168

48% 220 MB/s

4K Read 13.6

4K Write 12.9

4K Mixed 11.4

42% 12.6 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 221

DQ Mixed 44.5

78% 152 MB/s

CHN-User, 7 months ago.

165GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0509A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 44 40 55 39 39 MB/s

45.9% Average

Write 376

Mixed 42.2

SusWrite 78.6

51% 233 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 26.8

4K Mixed 0.3

55% 18 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 1.7

57% 136 MB/s

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 22%

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Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples	1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	956x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples	906x

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GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	485x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples	478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	458x

SSD
S520 256GBFlashwarBench 65%, 55 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1,364x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples	487x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples	354x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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

Flashwar

S520 256GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)

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S520 256GB

Average Bench: 64.6% (745th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Average Bench: 64.6% (745^th of 1072)