Average Bench: 153% (152nd of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe m.2 Smartbuy PS5
Poor: 104%Average: 153% Great: 212%

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme m.2 Smartbuy PS5 256GB averaged 53.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme m.2 Smartbuy PS5 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 494MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 570MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme m.2 Smartbuy PS5 256GB is 109%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme m.2 Smartbuy PS5 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 371MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 701MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Min Avg Max
301 Read 1,022 1,716
97.9 Write 777 1,204
201 Mixed 701 1135
103 SusWrite 371 581
160% 718 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.4 4K Read 40.5 55.8
70.6 4K Write 153 298
26.7 4K Mixed 52.6 91.4
210% 82.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
364 DQ Read 583 955
110 DQ Write 570 1,102
22.6 DQ Mixed 494 846
394% 549 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 121 161 172 126 139 MB/s
Read 1,716
Write 97.9
Mixed 201
SusWrite 163
116% 544 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52.9
210% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 112
180% 365 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 504 275 328 505 327 286 MB/s
Read 1,101
Write 196
Mixed 411
SusWrite 371
114% 520 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 47.2
223% 91.8 MB/s
DQ Read 537
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 385
300% 416 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 438 180 196 284 300 MB/s
Read 866
Write 756
Mixed 913
SusWrite 302
159% 710 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 50.7
153% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 403
295% 387 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 333 336 335 328 333 MB/s
Read 886
Write 642
Mixed 391
SusWrite 335
125% 564 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 32
147% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 446
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 507
350% 435 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 298 131 213 185 98 MB/s
Read 301
Write 335
Mixed 429
SusWrite 186
71% 313 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 46.6
227% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 538
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 389
303% 421 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 198 215 205 216 189 MB/s
Read 676
Write 1030
Mixed 389
SusWrite 231
131% 582 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 36.1
148% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 446
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 658
422% 485 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,719,993 SSDs tested

Typical m.2 Smartbuy PS5 256GB Builds (Compare 4,211 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 5570

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