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M2 SSD 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 46.9% (902nd of 1072)

Based on 184 user benchmarks.  Model: SB M2 SSD
Poor: 33%Average: 46.9% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The SB M2 SSD 240GB averaged 53.0% 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 Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 412MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SB M2 SSD 240GB is 28.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SB M2 SSD 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 6.09MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 92.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 184 samples)
Rank 90246.9%
Min Avg Max
302 Read 412 489
36.3 Write 122 167
70.1 Mixed 174 245
32.2 SusWrite 92.4 136
43.9% 200 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.7 4K Read 23.1 33.6
12.4 4K Write 45.8 65.9
3.63 4K Mixed 9.14 20.5
71% 26 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 DQ Read 79.4 133
19 DQ Write 68.6 94.9
0.97 DQ Mixed 6.09 16.1
23.1% 51.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 109 115 121 134 111 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 467
Write 135
Mixed 193
SusWrite 115
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 17.1
93% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 81.3
DQ Write 73.1
DQ Mixed 9.7
26% 54.7 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 87 83 63 52 77 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 429
Write 137
Mixed 215
SusWrite 76
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 41.8
4K Mixed 11.7
71% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 56.6
DQ Mixed 7.9
26% 58.1 MB/s
152GB free
Firmware: S9FM02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 122 101 123 128 126 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 360
Write 131
Mixed 143
SusWrite 117
41% 188 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 24.4
4K Mixed 11.8
58% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 69.6
DQ Mixed 6.1
27% 62.7 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 91 123 114 111 111 MB/s
38.9% Below average
Read 288
Write 25.6
Mixed 101
SusWrite 106
28% 130 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 13.8
56% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 69.3
DQ Mixed 6.2
28% 63.2 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 57 49 23 41 36 MB/s
36.9% Below average
Read 370
Write 93.5
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 43
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 9.8
59% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 82.4
DQ Write 16.1
DQ Mixed 7.9
16% 35.5 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 39 55 59 44 53 MB/s
36.8% Below average
Read 378
Write 71.1
Mixed 101
SusWrite 50.8
32% 150 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 17.4
4K Mixed 2.7
56% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 96.1
DQ Write 60.3
DQ Mixed 7
24% 54.5 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 55 23 50 39 56 MB/s
30.4% Below average
Read 334
Write 47.7
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 43.9
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 7.6
43% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 64.5
DQ Write 17.3
DQ Mixed 8.7
15% 30.2 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 40 38 38 27 32 MB/s
26.9% Poor
Read 355
Write 33.3
Mixed 123
SusWrite 36.9
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 15.8
4K Mixed 10
21% 8.63 MB/s
DQ Read 81.4
DQ Write 63.6
DQ Mixed 9.9
24% 51.6 MB/s
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Workstation 9%
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System: Lenovo 20217

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel  $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples995x
Core i5-4200MIntel  $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples99x
Core i7-4702MQIntelBench 61%, 21,618 samples14x
GPU
GeForce GT 755MNvidiaBench 9%, 3,890 samples452x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples448x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples218x
SSD
M2 SSD 240GBSBBench 47%, 184 samples1x
RAM
RMT3170EB68F9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 50%, 5,069 samples173x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples71x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples66x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209

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