Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

▲ Premier SP550 240GB
BENCHMARKS (18,138)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(2)
BUY • $74

Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average User Bench -34%Read 3%, Write -5%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -227%Peak Lab Bench -33%Read 2%, Write -2%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite -239%Value & Sentiment -109%User Rating -17%, Market Share -434%, Price 29%, Value -12%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -0%, ADQ Read -6%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed 2%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 79.1% (445^th of 1016)

Based on 18,138 user benchmarks. Models: ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550, ADAT SP550

Poor: 56%Average: 79.1% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 240GB averaged 20.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata Premier SP550 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 240GB is 39.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata Premier SP550 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 18,138 samples)

Rank 44579.1%

Min	Avg	Max
346	Read 463	508
57.8	Write 373	456
134	Mixed 344	404
69.7	SusWrite 91.4	119
70.8% 318 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	4K Read 29.2	38.5
28.9	4K Write 79.8	116
21.2	4K Mixed 40.3	52.8
138% 49.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.4	DQ Read 275	335
75	DQ Write 268	341
45.1	DQ Mixed 203	254
171% 249 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 4 hrs ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0803B5a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 84 75 83 82 87 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 373

SusWrite 109

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 42.9

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 57.1

192% 67.4 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 321

DQ Mixed 261

211% 297 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0705AB

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 139 55 55 55 55 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 403

Mixed 404

SusWrite 85.4

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 97.2

4K Mixed 45.3

159% 58.3 MB/s

DQ Read 307

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 246

206% 297 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0330AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 78 50 93 52 53 MB/s

56.4% Above average

Write 88.7

Mixed 95.8

SusWrite 63.6

39% 182 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 33.1

4K Mixed 30.6

101% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 34.4

DQ Write 38.5

DQ Mixed 35.1

27% 36 MB/s

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Typical Premier SP550 240GB Builds (Compare 24,150 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 74%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $270Bench 81%, 330,548 samples	10,332x
Core i5-6600KIntel $175Bench 78%, 226,329 samples	8,110x
Core i7-6700Intel $299Bench 69%, 137,535 samples	1,265x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 78%, 703,911 samples	4,995x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples	2,902x
GTX 970Nvidia $428Bench 52%, 527,770 samples	2,472x

SSD
Premier SP550 240GBAdata $74Bench 79%, 18,138 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 294,777 samples	2,040x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $64Bench 73%, 54,398 samples	1,218x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 36,060 samples	1,119x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,104

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC

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19 months ago.

if corrupted , website offers a tool to fix it for free unlike sandisk products

Finado

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3 years ago.

Really fast SSD for a good price.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2060 $340	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $643	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

Average Bench: 79.1% (445^th of 1016)

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Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

Average Bench: 79.1% (445th of 1016)

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Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $350

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Average Bench: 79.1% (445^th of 1016)