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SS DSC2BW240H6 240GB

SS DSC2BW240H6 240GB
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Effective Speed -49%Effective Speed -49%Average Score -56%Read -3%, Write -82%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -62%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -106%, SusWrite -72%Peak Score -45%Read 3%, Write -93%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite -69%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -85%DQ Read -34%, DQ Write -60%, DQ Mixed -106%, ADQ Read -90%, ADQ Write -86%, ADQ Mixed -250%, Age -9%, AS-SSD Total -42%

Average Bench: 66% (730^th of 1072)

Based on 157 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SS DSC2BW240H6

Poor: 46%Average: 66% Great: 81%

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Dell XPS 730 (1)

Above average average bench

The Intel SS DSC2BW240H6 240GB averaged 33.9% 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 Random Read Speed 24.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 74.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSC2BW240H6 240GB is 35.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SS DSC2BW240H6 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 172MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 223MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 157 samples)

Rank 73066%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 442	523
143	Write 223	251
200	Mixed 274	336
88.7	SusWrite 172	229
61.7% 278 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.36	4K Read 24.7	31.8
11.3	4K Write 54.1	85.9
9.7	4K Mixed 21.9	38
94.2% 33.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.7	DQ Read 172	274
56.3	DQ Write 155	224
11.5	DQ Mixed 74.3	161
80.2% 134 MB/s

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

USA-User, 15 months ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 196 203 220 212 197 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 230

Mixed 266

SusWrite 199

61% 274 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 56.2

4K Mixed 34.4

118% 39.8 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 157

136% 202 MB/s

HRV-User, 14 months ago.

161GB free (System drive)

Firmware: RG20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 182 190 206 204 214 MB/s

63% Good

Write 181

Mixed 218

SusWrite 198

50% 225 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 47.6

4K Mixed 32.1

108% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 115

DQ Mixed 105

82% 113 MB/s

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Dell XPS 730

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9450Intel $110Bench 49%, 5,335 samples	6x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	1x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	1x

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GeForce GTX 470NvidiaBench 16%, 5,537 samples	4x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	1x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x

SSD
SS DSC2BW240H6 240GBIntelBench 66%, 157 samples	2x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	3x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	2x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	1x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $110

Popular SS DSC2BW240H6 240GB systems:

Dell XPS 730 (1)

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Average Bench: 66% (730^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 66% (730th of 1072)

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