Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

▲ Premier SP550 240GB
BENCHMARKS (15,222)
MKT (0.1%)
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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2015.

120GB 240GB 480GB 960GB

Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average User Bench -38%Read 1%, Write -6%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite -238%Peak Lab Bench -39%Read 1%, Write -6%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite -255%Value & Sentiment -111%User Rating -35%, Market Share -396%, Price 12%, Value -25%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read -10%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 78.7% (426^th of 1003)

Based on 15,222 user benchmarks. Models: ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550, ADAT SP550

Poor: 55%Average: 78.7% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 240GB averaged 21.2% 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 207MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 240GB is 40.2%. 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 91.6MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 341MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 15,222 samples)

Rank 42678.7%

Min	Avg	Max
363	Read 463	508
66.6	Write 377	454
114	Mixed 341	405
71.7	SusWrite 91.6	118
71% 318 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.4	4K Read 28.5	35.7
30.6	4K Write 79.1	114
24	4K Mixed 39.8	50.5
136% 49.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
129	DQ Read 280	332
77.9	DQ Write 277	339
44.5	DQ Mixed 207	253
175% 255 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1230C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 80 80 83 80 80 MB/s

85.1% Excellent

Write 454

Mixed 385

SusWrite 115

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 41.5

141% 51.4 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 249

204% 290 MB/s

USA-User, 46 mins ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1230C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 124 79 78 77 81 MB/s

82.6% Excellent

Write 400

Mixed 346

SusWrite 109

73% 325 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 42.2

144% 56 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 239

195% 277 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 hr ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0330AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 139 52 54 54 53 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 408

Mixed 375

SusWrite 80.3

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 67

4K Mixed 37.7

123% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 243

204% 294 MB/s

POL-User, 14 mins ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0705AB

SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 74 54 102 41 50 MB/s

64.1% Good

Write 69.3

Mixed 92.5

SusWrite 63.8

37% 173 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 35.4

4K Mixed 32.2

108% 33.1 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 49.9

DQ Mixed 80.6

84% 145 MB/s

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Typical Premier SP550 240GB Builds (Compare 18,923 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 90%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $154

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $278Bench 87%, 307,048 samples	8,101x
Core i5-6600KIntel $234Bench 84%, 173,629 samples	6,351x
Core i7-7700KIntel $359Bench 96%, 285,415 samples	994x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $335Bench 97%, 551,699 samples	3,986x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 484,715 samples	2,350x
GTX 970Nvidia $374Bench 63%, 418,679 samples	1,972x

SSD
Premier SP550 240GBAdata $74Bench 79%, 15,222 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 86%, 189,631 samples	1,594x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 74%, 47,103 samples	960x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $122Bench 72%, 31,274 samples	886x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $918

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

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

11 months ago.

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

Finado

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2 years ago.

Really fast SSD for a good price.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $355	Nvidia GTX 1070 $335	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $83
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $140	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $100
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $274	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $646	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $85	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

Average Bench: 78.7% (426^th of 1003)

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Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

Average Bench: 78.7% (426th of 1003)

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