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PH3-CE240 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 72% (629th of 1072)

Based on 172 user benchmarks.  Model: PH3-CE240
Poor: 50%Average: 72% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The PH3-CE240 240GB averaged 28.0% 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 104MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 76.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PH3-CE240 240GB is 43.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PH3-CE240 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 172 samples)
Rank 62972%
Min Avg Max
359 Read 466 522
78.4 Write 328 465
131 Mixed 332 492
48.4 SusWrite 95.7 142
67.9% 305 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.98 4K Read 23.4 34.4
25.9 4K Write 76.2 111
3.68 4K Mixed 22.5 42.5
105% 40.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.7 DQ Read 243 322
40.6 DQ Write 202 347
10.3 DQ Mixed 104 182
110% 183 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 76 90 70 82 92 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 510
Write 445
Mixed 369
SusWrite 123
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 38.7
144% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 181
176% 277 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 89 67 78 77 74 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 455
Write 416
Mixed 317
SusWrite 95.1
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 33.3
117% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 82.9
DQ Mixed 178
137% 194 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 64 79 44 83 78 MB/s
65% Good
Read 462
Write 441
Mixed 305
SusWrite 75.7
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 34.6
105% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 63.9
DQ Mixed 168
130% 184 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 78 77 76 77 78 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 455
Write 121
Mixed 196
SusWrite 79.8
46% 213 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 32.5
98% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 13
DQ Mixed 167
121% 166 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 66 68 71 50 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 423
Write 309
Mixed 238
SusWrite 67.3
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 28
100% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 96.8
DQ Mixed 166
134% 194 MB/s
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 76 74 64 42 89 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 451
Write 403
Mixed 168
SusWrite 75.5
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 32.9
76% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 75.7
104% 195 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 81 87 77 59 59 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 412
Write 105
Mixed 246
SusWrite 70
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 25.4
78% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 85.4
DQ Mixed 168
133% 191 MB/s
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Typical PH3-CE240 240GB Builds (Compare 13,902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,620x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,044x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,382x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,247x
SSD
PH3-CE240 240GBBench 72%, 172 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples807x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples559x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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