SeagateST240HM000
$215
KingstonSV300S37A/60G
 $215 

Controller: LAMD LM87800. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2013.

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 27,814 user samples
3,595 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 103% 41GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 22GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 454th / 1079
24,219 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% 20GB free
Worst Bench: 27% 14GB free (System drive)
Poor: 27% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 903rd / 1079
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
82.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+72%
48 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
422 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+62%
260 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
377 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+400%
75.4 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
23.4 MB/s 23.4 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
69.8 MB/s Faster random write.
+30%
53.8 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
309 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+176%
112 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
31.1 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+18%
26.4 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
302 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+347%
67.5 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
496 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+20%
414 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
450 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+254%
127 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
28.3 MB/s 34 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+20%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
98.9 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+24%
79.9 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
348 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+97%
177 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
37.9 MB/s 39.2 MB/s +3%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
439 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+326%
103 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 76,168,982 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
5.82 % Hugely better value.
+123%
2.61 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
50 %
Price
Price (score)
$215 $76 Much cheaper.
+65%
Age
Newest
133 Months 126+ Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
361 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+193%
123 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
352 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+206%
115 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,166 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+130%
508 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
256 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+129%
112 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
301 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+276%
80 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
265 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+265%
72.6 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
220 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+222%
68.4 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
240GB 60GB
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This is Seagate's third foray into the the SSD market and it's clear from the specifications that Seagate haven't taken any chances. The 600 incorporates the now reasonably established LAMD LM87800 controller coupled with 19 NM Toshiba MLC, a very similar combination to Corsair's Neutron GTX. This combination of hardware coupled with Seagate's custom firmware produces a very solid set of performance figures. With a Real World Performance rating of 531 MB/s and an AS SSD total score of 1131 the Seagate 600 demonstrates both superb server and consumer performance capabilities. The pricing on the 600 is currently around average for a group leading SSD and likely to drop with time as the 600 is still relatively recent. Overall the 240GB Seagate 600 represents good value for money and delivers great performance. [Aug '13 SSDrivePro]

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