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SP550NS38 240GB

SP550NS38 240GB
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -38%Read -1%, Write -5%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -177%Peak Score -43%Read -1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite -240%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -40%, ADQ Read -13%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -37%, Age 2%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 75.9% (558^th of 1072)

Based on 1,419 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SP550NS38

Poor: 51%Average: 75.9% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The Adata SP550NS38 240GB averaged 24.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata SP550NS38 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 190MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SP550NS38 240GB is 43.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata SP550NS38 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 107MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,419 samples)

Rank 55875.9%

Min	Avg	Max
374	Read 452	500
291	Write 385	449
61.2	Mixed 314	394
97.6	SusWrite 107	114
70.1% 314 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.8	4K Read 27.6	34.8
9.89	4K Write 70.3	111
13.1	4K Mixed 37.6	51.4
127% 45.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
157	DQ Read 289	322
71.7	DQ Write 260	329
30.4	DQ Mixed 190	237
166% 246 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GRC-User, 13 days ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0414B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 91 68 86 78 79 MB/s

84% Excellent

Write 310

Mixed 349

SusWrite 107

68% 308 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 79.2

4K Mixed 44.1

142% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 236

201% 293 MB/s

SAU-User, 2 months ago.

120GB free

Firmware: P0414B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 82 80 79 80 80 MB/s

83% Excellent

Write 421

Mixed 401

SusWrite 111

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 85

4K Mixed 46

151% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 181

141% 194 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 month ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0414B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 77 79 78 79 61 MB/s

77.6% Very good

Write 389

Mixed 103

SusWrite 107

59% 266 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 62.8

4K Mixed 37.2

123% 42.7 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 239

201% 290 MB/s

TUR-User, 4 months ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0414B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 114 83 70 74 79 MB/s

73.8% Very good

Write 374

Mixed 342

SusWrite 105

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 37.6

118% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 234

193% 277 MB/s

FIN-User, 3 months ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0414B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 129 75 80 80 80 MB/s

73.6% Very good

Write 355

Mixed 304

SusWrite 106

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 78.8

4K Mixed 38.4

130% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 246

DQ Write 227

DQ Mixed 212

166% 228 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0414B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 77 74 75 64 MB/s

68.7% Good

Write 356

Mixed 304

SusWrite 103

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 54

4K Mixed 32.8

102% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 230

197% 288 MB/s

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Typical SP550NS38 240GB Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Monster ABRA A5 V6.2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	71x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	39x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	32x

SSD
SP550NS38 240GBAdataBench 76%, 1,419 samples	18x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	18x
1x8GBGKH800SO51208-1600Bench 29%, 1,721 samples	10x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C11 1x8GBKingstonBench 30%, 409 samples	7x

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