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TA1D0240A 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 69% (684th of 1072)

Based on 2,348 user benchmarks.  Model: GALAX TA1D0240A
Poor: 39%Average: 69% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Galax TA1D0240A 240GB averaged 30.9% 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 151MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Galax TA1D0240A 240GB is 49.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Galax TA1D0240A 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 110MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 279MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,348 samples)
Rank 68469%
Min Avg Max
228 Read 414 489
104 Write 286 411
65.6 Mixed 279 359
47.5 SusWrite 110 286
60.6% 272 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 27.7 39.3
15.1 4K Write 67.3 93.1
6.98 4K Mixed 29.2 39.2
115% 41.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
62.8 DQ Read 239 317
17.7 DQ Write 247 335
16.5 DQ Mixed 151 215
139% 212 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free
Firmware: SBFM81.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 300 301 305 306 305 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 295
Mixed 288
SusWrite 302
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 41.6
162% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 221
191% 280 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 94 95 94 94 94 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 497
Write 407
Mixed 356
SusWrite 132
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 38.4
154% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 204
181% 271 MB/s
21GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 164 104 105 106 103 MB/s
78.3% Very good
Read 423
Write 123
Mixed 365
SusWrite 142
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 34
126% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 215
190% 282 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 91 92 91 89 91 MB/s
72.8% Very good
Read 433
Write 305
Mixed 318
SusWrite 128
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 29.8
113% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 211
181% 265 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 98 75 109 53 43 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 446
Write 265
Mixed 129
SusWrite 81.3
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 19.3
40% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 42.6
DQ Write 57.8
DQ Mixed 115
69% 71.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,697,039 SSDs tested

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Typical TA1D0240A 240GB Builds (Compare 3,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,763x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples539x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples274x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples454x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples349x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples242x
SSD
TA1D0240A 240GBGalaxBench 69%, 2,348 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples99x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $641

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