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SLW-MG2-M01 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 69.9% (673rd of 1072)

Based on 66 user benchmarks.  Model: Sony SSD SLW-MG2-M01
Poor: 51%Average: 69.9% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Sony SLW-MG2-M01 240GB averaged 30.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 96.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sony SLW-MG2-M01 240GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Sony SLW-MG2-M01 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 302MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 66 samples)
Rank 67369.9%
Min Avg Max
274 Read 466 525
90.2 Write 302 485
162 Mixed 342 502
56.5 SusWrite 120 210
68.5% 308 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.5 4K Read 21.6 31
31.1 4K Write 72.9 108
8.38 4K Mixed 21.1 39.8
98.3% 38.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 DQ Read 240 353
49.1 DQ Write 176 360
8.06 DQ Mixed 96.3 195
102% 171 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 95 75 102 65 72 MB/s
80.6% Excellent
Read 466
Write 404
Mixed 334
SusWrite 97.7
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 36.5
133% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 183
180% 286 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 61 149 155 51 123 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 456
Write 394
Mixed 351
SusWrite 120
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 29.9
104% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 158
140% 217 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 64 94 93 67 95 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 457
Write 147
Mixed 181
SusWrite 83.3
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 20.4
101% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 96.1
118% 211 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 72 72 87 92 75 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 448
Write 402
Mixed 140
SusWrite 84.6
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 28.7
99% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 175
142% 207 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 46 107 79 96 63 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 430
Write 133
Mixed 297
SusWrite 84.1
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 29.2
83% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 175
142% 209 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,695,729 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,405x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,165x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,071x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples375x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples301x
SSD
SLW-MG2-M01 240GBSonyBench 70%, 66 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $336

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