Apacer

AS340 240GB

AS340 240GB
BENCHMARKS (1,254)
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score -2%Read -3%, Write -4%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite -16%Peak Score -10%Read -7%, Write -16%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite -20%Value & Sentiment -270%User Rating -14%, Market Share -526%Nice To Haves -37%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -151%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -148%, Age 6%, AS-SSD Total -4%

Average Bench: 97.3% (266^th of 1072)

Based on 1,254 user benchmarks. Model: Apacer AS340 240GB

Poor: 73%Average: 97.3% Great: 113%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Apacer AS340 240GB averaged just 2.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apacer AS340 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apacer AS340 240GB is 39.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apacer AS340 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 256MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 351MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,254 samples)

Rank 26697.3%

Min	Avg	Max
366	Read 446	474
287	Write 388	417
256	Mixed 351	377
147	SusWrite 256	323
80.9% 361 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.6	4K Read 33.6	39.3
48.2	4K Write 92.9	120
30.5	4K Mixed 47	56.2
160% 57.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
213	DQ Read 320	353
130	DQ Write 303	353
74.4	DQ Mixed 105	132
135% 243 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

NZL-User, 3 months ago.

222GB free

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 330 296 298 298 297 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 411

Mixed 378

SusWrite 319

88% 394 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 46.4

154% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 102

143% 263 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 97 122 179 99 98 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 160

Mixed 376

SusWrite 124

62% 282 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 98

4K Mixed 50.2

171% 61.5 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 104

144% 263 MB/s

SRB-User, 1 day ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 286 285 287 206 178 MB/s

87.2% Excellent

Write 375

Mixed 343

SusWrite 266

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 63.8

4K Mixed 38

127% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 102

138% 251 MB/s

ARG-User, 2 months ago.

126GB free

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 265 274 274 292 277 MB/s

86.5% Excellent

Write 389

Mixed 348

SusWrite 296

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 60

4K Mixed 38.9

124% 42.3 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 103

123% 215 MB/s

GBR-User, 27 days ago.

149GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 293 268 146 219 175 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 377

Mixed 330

SusWrite 237

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 50.9

4K Mixed 36.4

118% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 311

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 103

132% 235 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 204 106 106 107 106 MB/s

78.3% Very good

Write 291

Mixed 122

SusWrite 149

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 76.1

4K Mixed 36.4

126% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 192

167% 245 MB/s

BIH-User, 19 days ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 255 180 128 105 85 MB/s

71.4% Very good

Write 280

Mixed 114

SusWrite 170

56% 256 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 35.2

4K Mixed 32.4

98% 30.8 MB/s

DQ Read 248

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 190

164% 240 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

19GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 167 126 93 184 214 MB/s

66.9% Good

Write 279

Mixed 241

SusWrite 155

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 25.5

98% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 181

160% 238 MB/s

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Typical AS340 240GB Builds (Compare 1,065 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 92%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 84%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Pro4-IB

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,024x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	17x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	559x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	179x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x

SSD
AS340 240GBApacerBench 97%, 1,254 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	218x
78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 1,098 samples	101x
78.C1GS7.AUW0B 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 3,890 samples	94x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $586

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Apacer

AS340 240GB

Average Bench: 97.3% (266^th of 1072)

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Above average consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Pro4-IB

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AS340 240GB

Average Bench: 97.3% (266th of 1072)

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Above average consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Pro4-IB

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Average Bench: 97.3% (266^th of 1072)