Average Bench: 155% (149th of 1072)

Based on 3,590 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar 250GB SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB averaged 54.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 219MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,447MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB is 111%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 379MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,590 samples)
Min Avg Max
790 Read 1,447 1,847
59.8 Write 718 1,176
71.6 Mixed 618 1,025
129 SusWrite 379 867
174% 791 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.8 4K Read 47.3 57.5
31.9 4K Write 124 201
6.86 4K Mixed 31.9 49.5
178% 67.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
199 DQ Read 456 779
49.9 DQ Write 513 923
37.4 DQ Mixed 219 541
238% 396 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 565 429 823 744 563 MB/s
Read 1,608
Write 71.4
Mixed 850
SusWrite 666
175% 799 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 22.1
159% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 71.8
DQ Mixed 449
321% 433 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 246 245 252 249 248 MB/s
Read 1,822
Write 1,059
Mixed 922
SusWrite 254
224% 1,014 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 37.9
180% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 538
DQ Mixed 60.5
130% 252 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 189 91 103 75 124 MB/s
Read 1,396
Write 937
Mixed 797
SusWrite 136
181% 816 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 27.9
137% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 375
DQ Mixed 85
146% 283 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 271 171 207 277 140 MB/s
Read 714
Write 204
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 212
66% 303 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 18.2
105% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 191
171% 262 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,708,703 SSDs tested

Typical 250GB SSD 250GB Builds (Compare 23,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $598

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