Sp-5

PRO 256GB

PRO 256GB
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Effective Speed -262%Effective Speed -262%Average Score -391%Read -186%, Write -675%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write -102%, Mixed -552%, 4K Mixed -251%, SusWrite -887%Peak Score -327%Read -224%, Write -443%, 4K Read -237%, 4K Write -72%, Mixed -310%, 4K Mixed -285%, SusWrite -717%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -219%DQ Read -190%, DQ Write -135%, DQ Mixed -290%, ADQ Read -152%, ADQ Write -203%, ADQ Mixed -325%, Age -275%, AS-SSD Total -185%

Average Bench: 148% (166^th of 1080)

Based on 33 user benchmarks. Model: SP-5 PRO 256GB

Poor: 96%Average: 148% Great: 192%

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Outstanding average bench

The Sp-5 PRO 256GB averaged 48.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sp-5 PRO 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,429MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sp-5 PRO 256GB is 96.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Sp-5 PRO 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 322MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 480MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)

Rank 166148%

Min	Avg	Max
374	Read 1,429	1,759
73.5	Write 588	1,131
20.9	Mixed 480	1,028
92	SusWrite 322	560
155% 705 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.5	4K Read 45.4	56.8
11.6	4K Write 100	209
4.2	4K Mixed 29.7	47.9
160% 58.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
167	DQ Read 678	796
41.7	DQ Write 415	810
17.5	DQ Mixed 349	538
313% 480 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 22 months ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2010XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 390 422 305 337 234 MB/s

170% Outstanding

Write 985

Mixed 308

SusWrite 347

186% 850 MB/s

4K Read 56.8

4K Write 47.4

4K Mixed 27.6

146% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 796

DQ Write 797

DQ Mixed 505

460% 699 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 years ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 910XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 216 268 167 270 223 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 1,131

Mixed 1,028

SusWrite 240

227% 1,023 MB/s

4K Read 52.8

4K Write 209

4K Mixed 31.1

231% 97.7 MB/s

DQ Read 766

DQ Write 66.1

DQ Mixed 325

260% 386 MB/s

IDN-User, 19 months ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 910XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 80 264 378 431 496 MB/s

156% Outstanding

Write 936

Mixed 923

SusWrite 337

207% 932 MB/s

4K Read 44.9

4K Write 140

4K Mixed 35.9

188% 73.6 MB/s

DQ Read 771

DQ Write 69

DQ Mixed 112

160% 317 MB/s

USA-User, 21 months ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 909XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 339 486 193 338 110 MB/s

146% Outstanding

Write 266

Mixed 48.7

SusWrite 284

98% 455 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 140

4K Mixed 24.9

168% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 733

DQ Write 679

DQ Mixed 17.5

202% 476 MB/s

IDN-User, 15 months ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S911XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 546 342 644 285 220 MB/s

138% Outstanding

Write 712

Mixed 760

SusWrite 404

181% 818 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 89.5

4K Mixed 23.4

142% 51.9 MB/s

DQ Read 542

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 262

222% 334 MB/s

IDN-User, 23 months ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 911XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 69 143 239 65 112 MB/s

129% Outstanding

Write 989

Mixed 348

SusWrite 139

166% 757 MB/s

4K Read 47

4K Write 44.6

4K Mixed 28.8

132% 40.1 MB/s

DQ Read 760

DQ Write 93.6

DQ Mixed 135

173% 329 MB/s

IDN-User, 11 months ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 911XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 240 636 405 107 110 MB/s

127% Outstanding

Write 651

Mixed 742

SusWrite 378

156% 702 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 78

4K Mixed 31.2

134% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 534

DQ Write 453

DQ Mixed 483

364% 490 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 years ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 910XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 668 602 646 494 102 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 901

Mixed 297

SusWrite 464

153% 689 MB/s

4K Read 41

4K Write 39.5

4K Mixed 16.4

104% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 437

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 364

270% 360 MB/s

IDN-User, 11 months ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 911XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 175 459 190 448 279 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 549

Mixed 423

SusWrite 292

130% 590 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 34.9

4K Mixed 13.5

83% 26.5 MB/s

DQ Read 544

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 376

276% 371 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV - $60

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	233x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	195x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	188x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	229x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	199x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	122x

SSD
PRO 256GBSp-5Bench 148%, 33 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	39x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $270

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Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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Sp-5

PRO 256GB

Average Bench: 148% (166^th of 1080)

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PRO 256GB

Average Bench: 148% (166th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 148% (166^th of 1080)