ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GB

ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GB
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +3% Read 8%, Write -3%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 11%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 20%Peak Score -7%Read 1%, Write -5%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +8% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -18%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write 7%, ADQ Mixed -2%, Age 82%, AS-SSD Total -3%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks. Model: ASU800NS38-256GTS-C

Poor: 81%Average: 102% Great: 113%

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Outstanding average bench

The ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GB averaged 2.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 255MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GB is 31.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 355MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 393MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)

Rank 245102%

Min	Avg	Max
435	Read 495	513
223	Write 393	460
283	Mixed 400	448
210	SusWrite 355	432
92.2% 411 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 31.7	37.9
68.6	4K Write 85.2	90.4
21.4	4K Mixed 43.9	51.4
149% 53.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
237	DQ Read 337	384
232	DQ Write 308	336
197	DQ Mixed 255	280
210% 300 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

JPN-User, 3 years ago.

87GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 394 436 413 425 435 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 411

Mixed 421

SusWrite 396

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 91.5

4K Mixed 51.2

169% 59.6 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 277

230% 332 MB/s

JPN-User, 3 years ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 411 459 463 464 463 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 444

Mixed 430

SusWrite 432

102% 454 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 49.7

150% 55.1 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 278

230% 331 MB/s

JPN-User, 3 years ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 200 281 282 282 282 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 436

SusWrite 251

92% 412 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 51.4

171% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 276

230% 332 MB/s

JPN-User, 2 years ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 353 344 352 347 357 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 362

Mixed 360

SusWrite 346

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 44.2

145% 49.7 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 237

DQ Mixed 224

174% 238 MB/s

JPN-User, 3 years ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 247 25 219 257 283 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 278

Mixed 298

SusWrite 216

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 89.3

4K Mixed 40

137% 51.6 MB/s

DQ Read 264

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 203

172% 249 MB/s

JPN-User, 3 years ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0427ANR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 358 315 295 374 381 MB/s

81.3% Excellent

Write 223

Mixed 368

SusWrite 332

76% 342 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 68.6

4K Mixed 21.4

95% 37 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 262

215% 307 MB/s

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 37%

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System: Mousecomputer NG-im610

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	1x

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ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GBBench 102%, 13 samples	1x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 22,600 samples	1x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $250

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ASU800NS38-256GTS-C 256GB

Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)

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