Intel SSDSC2KW240H6

540s Series 240GB

540s Series 240GB
BENCHMARKS (7,812)
MKT (0%)
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(2)

Effective Speed -28%Effective Speed -28%Average Score -31%Read -3%, Write -10%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite -145%Peak Score -37%Read -3%, Write -7%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -183%Value & Sentiment -889%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,767%Nice To Haves -19%DQ Read -23%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read -18%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -26%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 77.1% (533^rd of 1072)

Based on 7,812 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2KW240H6, INTE SSDSC2KW240H6

Poor: 57%Average: 77.1% Great: 90%

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

The Intel 540s Series 240GB averaged 22.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel 540s Series 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 207MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 540s Series 240GB is 33.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 540s Series 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 121MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 340MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,812 samples)

Rank 53377.1%

Min	Avg	Max
350	Read 444	490
169	Write 368	454
205	Mixed 340	418
98.3	SusWrite 121	137
71% 318 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.7	4K Read 26.6	31.7
39.9	4K Write 80.3	113
23.9	4K Mixed 38.1	47.8
132% 48.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
208	DQ Read 277	299
102	DQ Write 222	332
107	DQ Mixed 207	250
167% 236 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NZL-User, 1 day ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSF043C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 103 104 97 86 79 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 461

Mixed 401

SusWrite 123

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 89

4K Mixed 44

146% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 243

188% 258 MB/s

EST-User, 3 days ago.

29GB free

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 123 105 104 105 104 MB/s

84.2% Excellent

Write 316

Mixed 342

SusWrite 122

70% 316 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 38.7

151% 57.6 MB/s

DQ Read 293

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 246

186% 252 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 115 80 81 71 68 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 457

Mixed 346

SusWrite 105

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 88.8

4K Mixed 43.4

147% 53.7 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 241

193% 270 MB/s

PRT-User, 5 days ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSBG200

SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 123 105 79 106 93 MB/s

74.6% Very good

Write 399

Mixed 375

SusWrite 117

75% 333 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 71.3

4K Mixed 34.5

121% 43.8 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 257

DQ Mixed 200

171% 252 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 days ago.

81GB free

Firmware: LSF036C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 104 106 109 105 106 MB/s

73.9% Very good

Write 313

Mixed 264

SusWrite 136

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 65.8

4K Mixed 33.1

119% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 248

178% 231 MB/s

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Typical 540s Series 240GB Builds (Compare 13,989 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,667x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,689x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,050x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,180x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,386x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,257x

SSD
540s Series 240GBIntelBench 77%, 7,812 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	817x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	561x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $652

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Terrible

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSC2KW240H6

540s Series 240GB

Average Bench: 77.1% (533rd of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

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Average Bench: 77.1% (533^rd of 1072)