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Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

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

Average Bench: 79.1% (441st of 1011)

Based on 20,287 user benchmarks.  Models: ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550, ADAT SP550
Poor: 54%Average: 79.1% Great: 95%

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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 206MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 240GB is 41.2%. 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 91MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 342MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20,287 samples)
Rank 44179.1%
Min Avg Max
360 Read 463 509
55.2 Write 363 454
96.8 Mixed 342 406
70 SusWrite 91 119
70.1% 315 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 29 39.3
29.3 4K Write 79.3 115
22.2 4K Mixed 40.5 52.8
138% 49.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.1 DQ Read 281 342
55.5 DQ Write 266 339
55.9 DQ Mixed 206 257
173% 251 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
131GB free
Firmware: O0730A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 83 83 82 76 90 MB/s
95% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 435
Mixed 396
SusWrite 120
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 47.9
173% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 250
206% 293 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 72 73 87 78 86 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 467
Write 397
Mixed 382
SusWrite 110
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 47.8
161% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 253
180% 233 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 75 92 77 87 84 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 441
Write 404
Mixed 140
SusWrite 118
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 14
4K Mixed 27.4
79% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 115
148% 265 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,850,011 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $60 @ launch in Sep '15
BHPhotoUS $743 years
AmazonUS $804 months
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Typical Premier SP550 240GB Builds (Compare 22,831 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $298Bench 81%, 379,186 samples9,775x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $200Bench 76%, 239,590 samples7,667x
Core i7-6700Intel  $259Bench 69%, 134,493 samples1,203x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $409Bench 78%, 677,712 samples4,734x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $412Bench 103%, 554,017 samples2,773x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 52%, 512,504 samples2,354x
SSD
Premier SP550 240GBAdata  $74Bench 79%, 20,287 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $58Bench 84%, 285,104 samples1,936x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $59Bench 71%, 57,239 samples1,150x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 34,346 samples1,066x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,189

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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

17 months ago.

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

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Good

3 years ago.

Really fast SSD for a good price.

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