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Fury 240GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Memory: Micron 20nm MLC.

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Average Bench: 62.8% (524th of 921)

Based on 11,219 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SHFS37A240G, KINGSTON SHFS37A, KINGSTON KINGSTON SHFS37A
Poor: 50%Average: 62.8% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The HyperX Fury 240GB averaged 37.1% 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 Random Write Speed 78.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 479MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HyperX Fury 240GB is 25.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the HyperX Fury 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 98MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 196MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,219 samples)
Rank 52462.8%
Min Avg Max
374 Read 479 512
153 Write 196 240
189 Mixed 252 305
67.8% 309 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.16 4K Read 19.5 28.2
42.9 4K Write 78.6 106
6.7 4K Mixed 13.8 20.3
88.8% 37.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.3 DQ Read 98 193
69.8 DQ Write 166 250
7.61 DQ Mixed 34.3 61.1
53.6% 99.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
136GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
70.9% Very good
Read 501
Write 188
Mixed 222
66% 304 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 17.7
109% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 51.7
72% 131 MB/s
177GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
65.9% Good
Read 509
Write 174
Mixed 235
67% 306 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 13.1
97% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 11.6
50% 110 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
65.5% Good
Read 464
Write 184
Mixed 239
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 13.7
97% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 48
72% 133 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: 605ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
63.6% Good
Read 495
Write 234
Mixed 302
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 11.1
94% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.6
DQ Write 95.5
DQ Mixed 12.7
23% 43.6 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
62.1% Good
Read 510
Write 167
Mixed 232
66% 303 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 11
84% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 46
67% 123 MB/s
37GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
62% Good
Read 490
Write 157
Mixed 251
65% 299 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 9.35
90% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 49
69% 127 MB/s
76GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
58.3% Above average
Read 497
Write 176
Mixed 252
67% 308 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 12.5
80% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 23.1
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 9.07
32% 66.4 MB/s
155GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
58.1% Above average
Read 467
Write 209
Mixed 262
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 12
75% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 7.63
37% 78 MB/s
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Gaming 93%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $359Bench 91%, 204,877 samples9,003x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $222Bench 89%, 106,155 samples6,270x
Core i7-6700Intel  $285Bench 79%, 59,890 samples1,133x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $447Bench 100%, 262,129 samples4,334x
GTX 970Nvidia  $370Bench 64%, 246,752 samples2,556x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $550Bench 125%, 192,223 samples2,391x
SSD
Fury 240GBHyperX  $139Bench 63%, 11,219 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $183Bench 85%, 61,633 samples1,705x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 83%, 8,668 samples975x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $226Bench 72%, 16,346 samples945x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,285

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Memory: Micron 20nm MLC.

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