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IntelSSDSC2BP240G410
OCZARC100-25SAT3-240G
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Controller: Intel 29F32B08MCMF2. Flash Memory: Intel 20nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2014.

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Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3. Flash Memory: Toshiba A19nm MLC. Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+4%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 20,216 user samples
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8,417 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 95% 50GB free
Worst Bench: 67% 198GB free (System drive)
Poor: 67% Great: 95%
SPEED RANK: 422nd / 1071
11,799 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 101% 139GB free
Worst Bench: 65% 82GB free
Poor: 65% Great: 101%
SPEED RANK: 370th / 1071
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		83.9 % 87 % +4%
Average Score 
+10%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		374 MB/s +3% 363 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		275 MB/s 398 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+45%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		30.6 MB/s Much faster random read.
+31% 		23.3 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		86.3 MB/s 87.4 MB/s +1%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		257 MB/s 301 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+17%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		32.8 MB/s 33.2 MB/s +1%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		255 MB/s 354 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+39%
Peak Score 
+12%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		409 MB/s 410 MB/s +0%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		292 MB/s 426 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+46%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		35.3 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+29% 		27.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		113 MB/s 121 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+7%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		278 MB/s 323 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+16%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		37.4 MB/s 39 MB/s +4%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		289 MB/s 410 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+42%
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		5.29 % 9.51 % Much better value.
+80%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 53 %
Price
Price (score) 		$250 $120 Much cheaper.
+52%
Nice To Haves 
+0%
Age
Newest 		123 Months 117 Months +5%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		370 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+17% 		317 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		279 MB/s 352 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+26%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,102 Pts 1108 Pts +1%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		277 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+7% 		258 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		323 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+17% 		277 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		247 MB/s 294 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+19%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		249 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+10% 		226 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		240GB 240GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.9%
Average Bench 87%
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The 240GB Intel 730 is just two months old and the newest SSDs in our group test. The 730 uses Intel's own enterprise controller (rather than a Sandforce) and it's marketed by Intel as an enthusiast class drive with data centre reliability. Backed by a 50GB per day, five year warranty the 730 has the most generous warranty I have seen on a consumer SSD. Unfortunately when it comes to performance the 730 is seriously let down by its relatively feeble peak sequential write speed of just 286 MB/s. The 730 scored an effective speed of just 439 MB/s which is 17% below the average of the ten group leaders. I seriously doubt that Intel will sell many of these drives at their current price point which is 25% higher than the average of the leading 240GB SSDs. [Mar '14 SSDrivePro]

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The 240GB OCZ ARC has a solid performance profile with particularly strong 4K speeds. The ARC is positioned below both OCZ's enthusiast Vector 150 and the mainstream Vertex 460 but based on hardware specs there is very little separating the drives (newer NAND on the ARC). Comparing the Vertex 460 and ARC shows that the ARC lags particularly in terms of sequential write speed but the overall difference in effective speed is marginal. The broad performance equivalence coupled with the fact that the Vertex 460 is available at the same price point makes the 240GB ARC somewhat redundant for the time being. Given that the ARC is relatively new, prices are likely to drop significantly over the coming months at which point the ARC may make more sense. [Sep '14 SSDrivePro]

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