ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD Y-20 with 256GB (Y20-256GB-BK-BP) from the brand ORICO.

Performance score 
597
Price/GB
0.14 $
Read
530 MB/s
 Write
450 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Y-20
Manufacturer ORICO  
Model number Y20-256GB-BK-BP
Capacity 256 GB (238 GiB)
pSLC cache 85 GB approx.
Read speed 530 MB/s
Write speed 450 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) QLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 75 terabyte
Warranty 3 Years
Controller YEESTOR YS9085N

Product
Score
Price
634
220 $
662
140 $
  Current price
~ 37 $
(= 0.14 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
98 %
Write speed
97 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the ORICO SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 597 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
507.17 MB/s
411.21 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
23.06 MB/s
88.58 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
121.76 MB/s
167.12 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.180 ms
0.208 ms
Score
196
297
Total score 
597

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 23 January 2025 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
964.25 MB/s
1.11 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,125.15 MB/s
1.25 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,775.46 MB/s
0.78 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 530 MB/s and 450 MB/s) the ORICO SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
538.06
466.90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
523.86
458.32
RND4K
Q32T16
125.27
179.36
RND4K
Q1T1
24.36
96.54

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
513.10
445.30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
499.60
437.10
RND4K
Q32T16
30,583.50
43,788.30
RND4K
Q1T1
5,946.00
23,568.60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,561.20
17,909.60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,000.81
2,286.42
RND4K
Q32T16
16,696.40
11,652.60
RND4K
Q1T1
168.05
42.22

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 85 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 517 MB/s and written at 251 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the ORICO SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the ORICO SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the ORICO SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: ORICO Y-20 256GB SATA SSD


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