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256GB SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 111% (211th of 1072)

Based on 12,615 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar 256GB SSD
Poor: 54%Average: 111% Great: 240%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB averaged 11.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 163MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 35.6MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB is 186%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 369MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 243MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,615 samples)
Rank 211111%
Min Avg Max
341 Read 712 1,935
187 Write 560 1,330
205 Mixed 514 1,233
97 SusWrite 369 987
121% 539 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 35.6 62.8
36.6 4K Write 97.5 203
16 4K Mixed 37.7 72.8
154% 56.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87.8 DQ Read 243 500
46.8 DQ Write 356 1,019
29.8 DQ Mixed 163 484
162% 254 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 344 240 283 258 257 MB/s
197% Outstanding
Read 2,026
Write 733
Mixed 912
SusWrite 276
216% 987 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 51.1
193% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 804
DQ Write 1,015
DQ Mixed 355
422% 724 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 221 185 155 142 120 MB/s
90.2% Outstanding
Read 707
Write 231
Mixed 350
SusWrite 182
81% 368 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 32.4
152% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 89.8
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 83.5
72% 104 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN07373
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 189 173 185 180 MB/s
62.7% Good
Read 319
Write 209
Mixed 179
SusWrite 184
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 24.8
105% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 125
104% 146 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 56 44 43 45 43 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 470
Write 383
Mixed 328
SusWrite 75.6
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 13.9
99% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 67.1
DQ Mixed 21.7
45% 95.7 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190117H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 97 132 116 115 109 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 436
Write 261
Mixed 251
SusWrite 117
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 26.3
89% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 46.6
DQ Mixed 54
55% 93.9 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H510M-A

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples756x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples509x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples409x
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RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples323x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples233x
RTX 3050Nvidia  $278Bench 75%, 43,922 samples162x
SSD
256GB SSD 256GBLexarBench 111%, 12,615 samples1x
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KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples177x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples160x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples118x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $369

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