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SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 40% (950th of 1072)

Based on 421 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P
Poor: 22%Average: 40% Great: 71%

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Poor average bench

The PNY SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P 240GB averaged 60.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 60.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P 240GB is 49%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 35.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 421 samples)
Rank 95040%
Min Avg Max
304 Read 411 509
4.42 Write 100 233
5.66 Mixed 82.6 276
2.42 SusWrite 35.8 172
34% 158 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 22.2 28.9
0.8 4K Write 25.3 99.6
0.79 4K Mixed 10.7 32.1
60.8% 19.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 DQ Read 106 162
8.2 DQ Write 144 221
7.62 DQ Mixed 60.7 165
63.9% 104 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 470
Write 41.7
Mixed 14.2
SusWrite 7.5
28% 133 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 15.5
70% 17.7 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 MB/s
37.6% Below average
Read 399
Write 36.1
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 7.5
24% 114 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 13
72% 17.9 MB/s
97GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 7.3 6.4 6.1 7.2 7.2 MB/s
36.5% Below average
Read 415
Write 47.2
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 9.8
25% 120 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 7.5
4K Mixed 15.6
64% 16.4 MB/s
208GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 MB/s
35.1% Below average
Read 438
Write 97
Mixed 10
SusWrite 7.7
29% 138 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 10.2
59% 14.5 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.1 6.3 7.4 7.4 6.3 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 362
Write 144
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 7
28% 132 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 15.9
64% 16.6 MB/s
187GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 7 MB/s
34.2% Below average
Read 388
Write 156
Mixed 14.2
SusWrite 6.9
30% 141 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 14.4
60% 15.6 MB/s
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Typical SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P 240GB Builds (Compare 1,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 60%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 - $193

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples845x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples173x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples169x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples124x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples106x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples84x
SSD
SSD2SC240G3LC709B121-460P 240GBPNYBench 40%, 421 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples40x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples39x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 119% - Outstanding Total price: $446

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