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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: 41.51

Overall Rank:  10163

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

Average Drive Rating
2613
Samples: 98

Disk Test Suite Average Results for SATA3 256GB SSD

Sequential Read420 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write251 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 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
SATA3 256GB SSD
2,613
Seagate ST2000DM008
2,230
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,496
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,327
WDC WD10EZEX
1,288
Seagate ST2000DM001
1,227
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,206
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,137
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,038
WDC WD10SPZX
932
Last 5 Baselines for SATA3 256GB SSD
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2376341 - Jan 29 2025
2979
BL2335536 - Jan 11 2025
3345
BL2335533 - Jan 11 2025
3345
BL2311029 - Dec 30 2024
2806
BL2310768 - Dec 30 2024
3257