ROG

ESD-S1C 256GB

ESD-S1C 256GB
BENCHMARKS (71)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(0)

Effective Speed -40%Effective Speed -40%Average Score -40%Read -24%, Write -19%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -137%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -58%, SusWrite 5%Peak Score -19%Read 14%, Write 3%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -125%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -40%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read -83%, ADQ Write -75%, ADQ Mixed -67%, Age 81%, AS-SSD Total -31%

Average Bench: 70.5% (662^nd of 1072)

Based on 71 user benchmarks. Model: ROG ESD-S1C

Poor: 56%Average: 70.5% Great: 86%

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

The ROG ESD-S1C 256GB averaged 29.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 156MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25MB/s

See where your SSD ranks →

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ROG ESD-S1C 256GB is 30.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ROG ESD-S1C 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 36.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 178MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 71 samples)

Rank 66270.5%

Min	Avg	Max
274	Read 369	578
164	Write 341	498
90.6	Mixed 324	495
128	SusWrite 311	439
75.7% 336 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11	4K Read 25	38.6
23.1	4K Write 36.9	54.4
13	4K Mixed 28.5	41.1
93.9% 30.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
94.2	DQ Read 178	285
61.8	DQ Write 165	255
51.6	DQ Mixed 156	250
121% 166 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

ITA-User, 6 months ago.

116GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 379 399 398 397 400 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 392

Mixed 380

SusWrite 375

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 40.3

4K Mixed 34.4

117% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 206

152% 198 MB/s

THA-User, 27 days ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 623 211 79 95 102 129 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 604

Mixed 486

SusWrite 206

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 53

4K Mixed 27.1

108% 36.8 MB/s

DQ Read 448

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 284

237% 346 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

235GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 369 108 126 102 71 MB/s

77% Very good

Write 530

Mixed 463

SusWrite 213

99% 443 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 29.1

4K Mixed 30.9

92% 28 MB/s

DQ Read 269

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 279

210% 278 MB/s

MEX-User, 14 days ago.

67GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 246 253 252 253 250 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 364

Mixed 328

SusWrite 264

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 39.7

4K Mixed 32.4

107% 33.8 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 178

DQ Mixed 171

126% 165 MB/s

BEL-User, 5 months ago.

132GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 321 351 313 267 330 MB/s

68.8% Good

Write 349

Mixed 344

SusWrite 304

75% 331 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 26.7

4K Mixed 28.5

93% 27.8 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 189

141% 185 MB/s

71 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,734,928 SSDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ESD-S1C 256GB Builds (Compare 166 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: HP ProBook 450 G2

CPU
Core i5-5200UIntelBench 42%, 107,407 samples	53x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples	37x
Core i7-4510UIntelBench 47%, 63,054 samples	24x

GPU
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples	85x
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	77x
Radeon R5 M255AMDBench 5%, 626 samples	2x

SSD
ESD-S1C 256GBROGBench 71%, 71 samples	1x

RAM
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 27%, 14,954 samples	12x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples	10x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	8x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Popular ESD-S1C 256GB systems:

How Fast Is Your SSD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchmark
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
- Identify the strongest components in your PC
- See speed test results from other users
- Compare your components to the current market leaders
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware

Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 SSD Rankings

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. ^[SSDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

1072 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different SSDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

Solid State Drives

What is the SSD value for money rating?

What is 4K 64 thread write speed?

Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?

What is the effective SSD speed index?

How is the AS SSD write score calculated?

How is the AS SSD read score calculated?

How is the AS SSD total score calculated?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ROG

ESD-S1C 256GB

Average Bench: 70.5% (662^nd of 1072)

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

Strengths

Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

System: HP ProBook 450 G2

Popular ESD-S1C 256GB systems:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

ROG

ESD-S1C 256GB

Average Bench: 70.5% (662nd of 1072)

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

Strengths

Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

System: HP ProBook 450 G2

Popular ESD-S1C 256GB systems:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 70.5% (662^nd of 1072)