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SATA3 256GB SSD

Price and performance details for the SATA3 256GB SSD can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the Hard Drive compared to the 10 other common Hard Drives in terms of PassMark Disk Rating.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the Disk Rating per dollar.

SATA3 256GB SSD

Drive Size:  238.5 GB

Other names:  SATA3 256GB SSD

Drive First Benchmarked: 2020-09-02

Drive Rating/$Price: 41.21

Overall Rank:  9787

Last Price Change:  $62.94 USD (2024-11-10)

Average Drive Rating
2594
Samples: 95

Disk Test Suite Average Results for SATA3 256GB SSD

Sequential Read417 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write245 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)92 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD115 MBytes/Sec
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 HDDs Common Drives
As of 9th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
SATA3 256GB SSD
2,594
Seagate ST2000DM008
2,156
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,519
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,342
WDC WD10EZEX
1,297
Seagate ST2000DM001
1,232
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,218
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,149
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,042
WDC WD10SPZX
941
Last 5 Baselines for SATA3 256GB SSD
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2311029 - Dec 30 2024
2806
BL2310768 - Dec 30 2024
3257
BL2310711 - Dec 30 2024
2517
BL2283466 - Dec 17 2024
3233
BL2283465 - Dec 17 2024
3233
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