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SATA-III SSD 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 71.2% (647th of 1071)

Based on 71 user benchmarks.  Model: Verbatim SATA-III SSD
Poor: 52%Average: 71.2% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Verbatim SATA-III SSD 240GB averaged 28.7% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 142MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Verbatim SATA-III SSD 240GB is 34.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Verbatim SATA-III SSD 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 229MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 71 samples)
Rank 64771.2%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 411 513
155 Write 229 273
196 Mixed 269 321
111 SusWrite 179 218
60.5% 272 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 27 34.8
18.2 4K Write 70 112
9.22 4K Mixed 25.5 42.7
111% 40.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 DQ Read 228 306
47.6 DQ Write 188 250
9.95 DQ Mixed 142 253
124% 186 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free
Firmware: FW3.3.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 182 192 167 189 196 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 362
Write 250
Mixed 287
SusWrite 187
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 44.1
163% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 241
188% 261 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: FW3.3.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 165 165 168 174 MB/s
81.6% Excellent
Read 332
Write 258
Mixed 254
SusWrite 172
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 38.5
149% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 247
193% 266 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW3.3.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 129 133 140 119 125 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 407
Write 125
Mixed 194
SusWrite 130
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 23.2
85% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 60.6
DQ Mixed 80.1
67% 99.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,631,299 SSDs tested

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Gaming 42%
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples843x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples616x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples306x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples440x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples206x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples175x
SSD
SATA-III SSD 240GBVerbatimBench 71%, 71 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples153x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples98x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples48x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $683

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