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Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 158% (145th of 1072)

Based on 53 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Viper M.2 VPN100
Poor: 106%Average: 158% Great: 201%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB averaged 58.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 532MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 664MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB is 95.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 321MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)
Rank 145158%
Min Avg Max
448 Read 1,211 1,664
430 Write 938 1,180
315 Mixed 829 1,180
232 SusWrite 321 436
184% 825 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.7 4K Read 38.4 52.6
56 4K Write 131 200
26.8 4K Mixed 54.3 82.1
197% 74.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
338 DQ Read 654 805
88.6 DQ Write 664 1,082
176 DQ Mixed 532 846
435% 617 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 981 278 280 281 282 284 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,091
Write 704
Mixed 974
SusWrite 398
177% 792 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 55.6
176% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 760
590% 804 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 269 274 223 232 191 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 1,218
Write 1,080
Mixed 626
SusWrite 244
176% 792 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 38.5
174% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 396
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 296
232% 323 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 267 258 264 236 204 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 747
Write 1,056
Mixed 551
SusWrite 250
146% 651 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 39.7
166% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 492
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 304
248% 357 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 248 199 192 186 185 MB/s
78.6% Very good
Read 457
Write 272
Mixed 208
SusWrite 202
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 28
107% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 399
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 299
234% 326 MB/s
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Gaming 98%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,778x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,853x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,441x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,117x
SSD
Viper M.2 VPN100 256GBNvmeBench 158%, 53 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,924x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples754x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 132% - Outstanding Total price: $463

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