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Adata AS511S3-240GM-C

S511 240GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 73.7% (598th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks.  Models: ADATA SS D S511 240GB, ADATA SSD S511 240GB
Poor: 59%Average: 73.7% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The Adata S511 240GB averaged 26.2% 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 121MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata S511 240GB is 27.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Adata S511 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 193MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 237MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)
Rank 59873.7%
Min Avg Max
318 Read 436 520
142 Write 237 279
240 Mixed 284 324
137 SusWrite 193 219
64% 288 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.8 4K Read 27.5 34
36.1 4K Write 77.6 115
11.2 4K Mixed 24.7 40.7
114% 43.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 DQ Read 214 306
61 DQ Write 193 256
10.4 DQ Mixed 121 245
113% 176 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
16GB free
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 112 120 119 105 127 MB/s
63.7% Good
Read 339
Write 263
Mixed 300
SusWrite 122
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 48
4K Mixed 28.7
100% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 151
144% 225 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.3.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 187 203 197 189 188 MB/s
62.7% Good
Read 330
Write 258
Mixed 220
SusWrite 190
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 26.6
87% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 238
180% 240 MB/s
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7c
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 156 163 159 154 146 MB/s
58.4% Above average
Read 344
Write 228
Mixed 246
SusWrite 160
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 42.4
4K Mixed 20.9
84% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 152
130% 189 MB/s
158GB free
Firmware: 5.0.2a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 168 167 149 135 MB/s
56.8% Above average
Read 401
Write 155
Mixed 202
SusWrite 159
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 17.3
4K Mixed 23.2
85% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 64.2
DQ Mixed 82.7
69% 102 MB/s
158GB free
Firmware: 5.0.2a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 147 168 172 171 136 MB/s
50% Above average
Read 392
Write 143
Mixed 181
SusWrite 152
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 15.2
4K Mixed 17.6
66% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 63.8
DQ Mixed 79.7
67% 101 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.3.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 128 85 120 109 153 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 332
Write 224
Mixed 188
SusWrite 123
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 23.7
4K Mixed 30.8
71% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 33.8
DQ Write 90.1
DQ Mixed 42.6
38% 55.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 96%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 84%
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Motherboard: Asus X79-DELUXE - $229

CPU
Core i7-4930KIntel  $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples235x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples97x
Core i7-4960XIntel  $1,189Bench 78%, 5,121 samples66x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples29x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples29x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples26x
SSD
S511 240GBAdata  $215Bench 74%, 59 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples21x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples17x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,029

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