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PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 143% (164th of 1072)

Based on 1,971 user benchmarks.  Model: 256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD
Poor: 72%Average: 143% Great: 208%

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Outstanding average bench

The 256gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 256GB averaged 43.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 256gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 311MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,394MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 256gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 256GB is 136%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the 256gb PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 313MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 22.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,971 samples)
Rank 164143%
Min Avg Max
583 Read 1,394 2,182
66.2 Write 720 1,156
96.7 Mixed 633 1,075
117 SusWrite 313 737
169% 765 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 47.4 54.4
19.2 4K Write 105 184
5.5 4K Mixed 22.8 32.8
156% 58.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
336 DQ Read 559 795
52.5 DQ Write 530 930
77.4 DQ Mixed 311 490
297% 466 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 303 225 419 574 400 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 1,662
Write 1,105
Mixed 968
SusWrite 425
231% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 31
189% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 730
DQ Mixed 470
429% 655 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0806A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 611 189 152 215 266 185 MB/s
155% Outstanding
Read 1,774
Write 1235
Mixed 1064
SusWrite 270
241% 1,086 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 25.1
132% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 440
389% 573 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 431 257 523 285 238 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,496
Write 1,195
Mixed 932
SusWrite 382
223% 1,001 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 26
160% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 639
DQ Mixed 359
314% 457 MB/s
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 131 118 120 209 57 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 682
Write 549
Mixed 540
SusWrite 126
106% 474 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 28.2
186% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 752
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 389
353% 545 MB/s
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Gaming 37%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 29%
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System: PC Vortex GR

CPU
Core i3-9100FIntel  $88Bench 80%, 34,310 samples264x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples33x
Core i7-9700FIntel  $295Bench 92%, 54,980 samples16x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples264x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples12x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples11x
SSD
PCS PCIe M.2 SSD 256GB256gbBench 143%, 1,971 samples242x
RAM
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 1x8GBCorsairBench 41%, 959 samples109x
CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 16GBCorsairBench 73%, 164 samples51x
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GBCorsairBench 76%, 257 samples39x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $243

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