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SM2280S3G2240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 80.8% (474th of 1072)

Based on 3,414 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SM2280S3G2240G
Poor: 61%Average: 80.8% Great: 97%

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Very good average bench

The Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB averaged just 19.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 222MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 257MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,414 samples)
Rank 47480.8%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 445 512
58.2 Write 257 326
146 Mixed 277 315
110 SusWrite 222 314
66.9% 300 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.9 4K Read 26.7 31.7
32.8 4K Write 78.4 109
17.5 4K Mixed 32.9 39.8
124% 46 MB/s
Min Avg Max
217 DQ Read 277 318
72.5 DQ Write 239 322
53.1 DQ Mixed 138 157
136% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
21GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 315 316 319 315 317 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 321
Mixed 315
SusWrite 316
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 39.6
151% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 157
160% 259 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 151 151 154 166 158 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 507
Write 198
Mixed 310
SusWrite 166
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 22
132% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 85.9
106% 189 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 195 148 141 114 113 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 497
Write 260
Mixed 315
SusWrite 159
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 33.5
122% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 25.7
63% 138 MB/s
88GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 285 226 218 238 240 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 485
Write 315
Mixed 273
SusWrite 244
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 5.3
75% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 158
162% 262 MB/s
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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,895x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples764x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples363x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples905x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples783x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples778x
SSD
SM2280S3G2240G 240GBKingstonBench 81%, 3,414 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples138x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $1,124

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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