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SSD-SM2-256 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 75.5% (565th of 1072)

Based on 45 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD-SM2-256
Poor: 48%Average: 75.5% Great: 104%

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Good average bench

The SSD-SM2-256 256GB averaged 24.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD-SM2-256 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 256MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD-SM2-256 256GB is 56.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD-SM2-256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 39.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 268MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)
Rank 56575.5%
Min Avg Max
324 Read 478 518
287 Write 413 465
14.5 Mixed 339 432
84.8 SusWrite 268 463
83.9% 375 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 24.8 32.6
8.4 4K Write 72.4 132
0.4 4K Mixed 20.2 37.4
102% 39.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
108 DQ Read 187 229
16.5 DQ Write 256 350
0.5 DQ Mixed 39.5 227
80.7% 161 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 81 67 60 6.8 47 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 490
Write 392
Mixed 29
SusWrite 84.8
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 5.3
50% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 1.2
76% 180 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 155 84 18 72 56 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 490
Write 410
Mixed 27.4
SusWrite 112
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 1.2
50% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 17.4
DQ Mixed 1.2
26% 66.3 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 55 125 35 44 51 MB/s
31.4% Below average
Read 404
Write 347
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 103
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 0.5
34% 9.13 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,779,240 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples1,017x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples924x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples597x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples574x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples335x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples324x
SSD
SSD-SM2-256 256GBBench 76%, 45 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples434x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples296x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples136x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $440

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