Intel SSDSC2BF240A4L SSDSC2BF240A401

SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB

SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -44%Read -28%, Write -75%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -57%Peak Score -40%Read -18%, Write -74%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -47%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -66%Value & Sentiment -208%User Rating -11%, Market Share -507%, Price -88%, Value -225%Nice To Haves -48%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -43%, DQ Mixed -106%, ADQ Read -27%, ADQ Write -38%, ADQ Mixed -85%, Age -28%, AS-SSD Total -32%

Average Bench: 71.4% (645^th of 1072)

Based on 4,505 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SS DSC2BF240A4L, INTEL SSDSC2BF240A4H, INTEL SSDSC2BF240A4L

Poor: 52%Average: 71.4% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB averaged 28.6% 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 141MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB is 37.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 232MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,505 samples)

Rank 64571.4%

Min	Avg	Max
300	Read 358	428
161	Write 232	279
192	Mixed 252	287
122	SusWrite 189	233
57.6% 258 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.3	4K Read 26.6	36
25.9	4K Write 64.9	103
16.2	4K Mixed 31	42.3
114% 40.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
171	DQ Read 257	285
142	DQ Write 210	251
102	DQ Mixed 141	161
131% 202 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 16 days ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LH6i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 235 202 209 199 MB/s

79.6% Very good

Write 256

Mixed 268

SusWrite 205

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 38.3

136% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 157

140% 213 MB/s

TUR-User, 18 days ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LADi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 157 191 174 216 198 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 253

Mixed 275

SusWrite 191

60% 266 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 37.2

131% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 154

141% 218 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LH6i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 179 175 201 192 202 MB/s

69.1% Good

Write 213

Mixed 263

SusWrite 192

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 45.2

4K Mixed 28.4

97% 32.6 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 127

130% 212 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 days ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LH6i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 150 179 175 162 163 MB/s

68.7% Good

Write 212

Mixed 240

SusWrite 169

54% 242 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 52.5

4K Mixed 31.6

109% 37 MB/s

DQ Read 265

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 126

126% 203 MB/s

PRT-User, 15 days ago.

187GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LSTi

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 138 150 147 157 155 MB/s

62.9% Good

Write 240

Mixed 277

SusWrite 159

55% 244 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 44.9

4K Mixed 28.2

96% 32.4 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 147

140% 220 MB/s

EGY-User, 2 days ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: LH6i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 225 222 216 197 161 MB/s

56.1% Above average

Write 244

Mixed 144

SusWrite 200

50% 224 MB/s

4K Read 11.4

4K Write 40.7

4K Mixed 23.9

69% 25.3 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 164

DQ Mixed 146

126% 190 MB/s

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Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

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System: Lenovo 7829DB2

CPU
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	326x
Core i5-2410MIntel $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples	2x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	326x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	2x

SSD
SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GBIntel $180Bench 71%, 4,505 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	71x
M471B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 11,714 samples	64x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples	55x

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Value: 34% - Below average

Total price: $495

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSC2BF240A4L SSDSC2BF240A401

SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB

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