Average Bench: 70.3% (664th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Maxtor Z1 SSD 24

Good average bench

The Maxtor Z1 SSD 24 240GB averaged 29.6% 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 200MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 292MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Maxtor Z1 SSD 24 240GB is just 14.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Maxtor Z1 SSD 24 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 177MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 234MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Min Avg Max
296 Read 348 425
117 Write 234 385
201 Mixed 269 350
110 SusWrite 177 218
57.5% 257 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 4K Read 28.2 32.6
54.9 4K Write 63.4 82.7
12.4 4K Mixed 26.6 36.8
110% 39.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
82 DQ Read 260 296
204 DQ Write 292 318
167 DQ Mixed 200 206
171% 250 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
222GB free
Firmware: STKS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 167 164 160 159 163 MB/s
Read 313
Write 208
Mixed 201
SusWrite 193
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 12.4
93% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 206
176% 255 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,727,923 SSDs tested

Typical Z1 SSD 24 240GB Builds (Compare 3,651 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 TWR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $203

Popular Z1 SSD 24 240GB systems:

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