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Premier SP550 240GB

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 78% (502nd of 1057)

Based on 23,791 user benchmarks.  Models: ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550, ADAT SP550
Poor: 54%Average: 78% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 240GB averaged 21.9% 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 209MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 240GB is 39.2%. 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 89.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 345MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,791 samples)
Rank 50278%
Min Avg Max
359 Read 460 509
55 Write 352 454
116 Mixed 345 406
71.6 SusWrite 89.3 118
69.4% 312 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 28.6 36.3
28.3 4K Write 77.2 111
22 4K Mixed 39.5 50.2
135% 48.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
156 DQ Read 283 333
63.5 DQ Write 266 340
70.2 DQ Mixed 209 255
175% 253 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1203AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 185 54 54 55 55 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 393
Mixed 370
SusWrite 86.1
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 48.4
168% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 84.2
130% 244 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0705AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 145 54 52 53 44 MB/s
86% Excellent
Read 469
Write 400
Mixed 370
SusWrite 83.3
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 43.8
155% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 248
206% 295 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 44,075,775 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $60 @ launch in Sep '15
BHPhotoUS $744 years
AmazonUS $8023 months
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Gaming 90%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $110

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $210Bench 83%, 842,939 samples35,310x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $306Bench 86%, 524,055 samples11,473x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $279Bench 84%, 264,970 samples8,683x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 350,696 samples8,368x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 480,292 samples7,878x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 243,919 samples5,544x
SSD
Premier SP550 240GBAdata  $74Bench 78%, 23,791 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples9,285x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $113Bench 85%, 223,980 samples4,469x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples3,811x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $873

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Official site www.adata.com/...

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

Faster and bigger, your superior upgrade solution...

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

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

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Good

4 years ago.

Really fast SSD for a good price.

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