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ADATA_IM2S3338-256GD2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 103% (244th of 1071)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: ADATA_IM2S3338-256GD2
Poor: 90%Average: 103% Great: 111%

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Outstanding average bench

The ADATA_IM2S3338-256GD2 256GB averaged 3.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ADATA_IM2S3338-256GD2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 45.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ADATA_IM2S3338-256GD2 256GB is 21.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ADATA_IM2S3338-256GD2 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 386MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 387MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 244103%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 439 511
356 Write 392 449
351 Mixed 387 443
347 SusWrite 386 432
90.3% 401 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.9 4K Read 32.1 43
62.2 4K Write 80.2 106
31.4 4K Mixed 45.9 56.9
150% 52.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
192 DQ Read 364 385
175 DQ Write 315 354
173 DQ Mixed 265 281
219% 315 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 433 434 441 438 439 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 398
Mixed 410
SusWrite 432
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.9
194% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 281
233% 335 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 434 413 439 453 459 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 439
Mixed 443
SusWrite 431
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 47.3
160% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 280
233% 336 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 306 340 377 367 432 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 449
Mixed 437
SusWrite 347
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 47
162% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 274
232% 337 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 397 406 393 394 397 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 381
Mixed 387
SusWrite 380
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 45.6
148% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 277
228% 327 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427AND
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 360 367 391 334 344 MB/s
98.2% Outstanding
Read 413
Write 356
Mixed 374
SusWrite 351
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 47.4
143% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 264
218% 314 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 333 389 383 387 385 MB/s
90.9% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 384
Mixed 351
SusWrite 366
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 39.1
119% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 276
228% 328 MB/s
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427AND
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 338 381 376 370 369 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 413
Write 382
Mixed 369
SusWrite 362
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 31.4
105% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 274
228% 329 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,895,169 SSDs tested

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Gaming 32%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 30%
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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples2,994x
Core i7-9700Intel  $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples1,524x
Core i5-8400Intel  $125Bench 82%, 312,220 samples327x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples927x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples645x
SSD
ADATA_IM2S3338-256GD2 256GBBench 103%, 16 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples470x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples361x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $259

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