Lexar

256GB SSD 256GB

256GB SSD 256GB
BENCHMARKS (12,615)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +13% Effective Speed 13%Average Score +22% Read 56%, Write 38%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write 11%, Mixed 43%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 24%Peak Score +134% Read 282%, Write 174%, 4K Read 46%, 4K Write 66%, Mixed 191%, 4K Mixed 25%, SusWrite 155%Value & Sentiment -99%User Rating -13%, Market Share -184%Nice To Haves +47% DQ Read 36%, DQ Write 184%, DQ Mixed 46%, ADQ Read -34%, ADQ Write 23%, ADQ Mixed -60%, Age 83%, AS-SSD Total 101%

Average Bench: 111% (211^th 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

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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

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

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

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN09610

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 387 187 249 249 250 MB/s

96.3% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 446

SusWrite 290

94% 420 MB/s

4K Read 35.8

4K Write 91.5

4K Mixed 43.3

158% 56.9 MB/s

DQ Read 193

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 253

189% 248 MB/s

BRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V1.2.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 132 145 128 138 126 MB/s

53.6% Above average

Write 250

Mixed 93.2

SusWrite 130

46% 210 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 41.7

4K Mixed 24.8

86% 29.2 MB/s

DQ Read 104

DQ Write 88.8

DQ Mixed 46

48% 79.7 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H510M-A

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Core i5-10400FIntel $107Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	675x
Core i5-11400FIntel $131Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	463x
Core i3-10100FIntel $69Bench 80%, 39,812 samples	383x

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RTX 3060Nvidia $300Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	294x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	216x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	151x

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256GB SSD 256GBLexarBench 111%, 12,615 samples	1x

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DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	149x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	149x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	110x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $407

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Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $189	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Lexar

256GB SSD 256GB

Average Bench: 111% (211^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 111% (211th of 1072)

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