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AST680S 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 69.3% (680th of 1072)

Based on 320 user benchmarks.  Model: Apacer AST680S 240GB
Poor: 46%Average: 69.3% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The Apacer AST680S 240GB averaged 30.6% 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 101MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apacer AST680S 240GB is 45.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apacer AST680S 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 116MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 299MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 320 samples)
Rank 68069.3%
Min Avg Max
325 Read 454 517
72.1 Write 299 470
127 Mixed 299 489
52.2 SusWrite 116 341
64.9% 292 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.61 4K Read 21.8 31.5
31.4 4K Write 70.8 108
8.13 4K Mixed 22.6 40
99.5% 38.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.9 DQ Read 237 337
48.4 DQ Write 179 341
8.39 DQ Mixed 101 179
105% 172 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
44GB free
Firmware: AP110PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 86 82 78 68 86 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 505
Write 422
Mixed 320
SusWrite 98.3
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 37.8
141% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 124
114% 182 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: AP110PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 63 80 75 77 77 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 499
Write 108
Mixed 202
SusWrite 79.1
48% 222 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 17.1
96% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 110
119% 200 MB/s
85GB free
Firmware: AP110PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 67 86 82 78 78 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 469
Write 150
Mixed 230
SusWrite 82.1
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 16.6
92% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 112
118% 195 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP110PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 73 49 72 83 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 428
Write 131
Mixed 174
SusWrite 74.8
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 23.4
78% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 174
138% 197 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP110PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 73 73 86 79 78 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 199
Write 370
Mixed 278
SusWrite 78.4
52% 231 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 31.9
92% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 173
143% 211 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,650,072 SSDs tested

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Typical AST680S 240GB Builds (Compare 2,332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-DS2-CF

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples359x
Core i3-7100Intel  $70Bench 57%, 79,299 samples289x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples213x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples300x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples167x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples145x
SSD
AST680S 240GBApacerBench 69%, 320 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples45x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples31x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $169

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