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SSD2SC240G5LC726B104-298 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 68.6% (693rd of 1072)

Based on 160 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC240G5LC726B104-298
Poor: 50%Average: 68.6% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The PNY SSD2SC240G5LC726B104-298 240GB averaged 31.4% 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 121MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY SSD2SC240G5LC726B104-298 240GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY SSD2SC240G5LC726B104-298 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 174MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 241MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 160 samples)
Rank 69368.6%
Min Avg Max
329 Read 425 507
174 Write 241 283
203 Mixed 277 341
88.3 SusWrite 174 254
62.2% 279 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 25.5 33.7
35.2 4K Write 70.2 106
8.91 4K Mixed 22.7 41
105% 39.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.6 DQ Read 169 267
53.8 DQ Write 173 250
5.61 DQ Mixed 121 242
105% 154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
34GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 219 181 267 266 266 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 306
Write 270
Mixed 278
SusWrite 236
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 41
141% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 213
162% 220 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 191 191 141 166 144 MB/s
76.3% Very good
Read 392
Write 220
Mixed 280
SusWrite 168
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 36.7
132% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 204
156% 214 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 192 199 199 195 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 315
Write 242
Mixed 254
SusWrite 193
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 30.5
112% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 180
139% 188 MB/s
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Gaming 23%
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Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples865x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples645x
FX-8320AMD  $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples438x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples160x
RX 480AMD  $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples118x
SSD
SSD2SC240G5LC726B104-298 240GBPNYBench 69%, 160 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $278

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