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MEMORY-240GB 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 54.3% (857th of 1072)

Based on 155 user benchmarks.  Model: GOLDEN MEMORY-240GB
Poor: 26%Average: 54.3% Great: 87%

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Average average bench

The Golden MEMORY-240GB 240GB averaged 45.6% 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 Random Read Speed 21.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 429MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Golden MEMORY-240GB 240GB is 61%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Golden MEMORY-240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 10.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 155 samples)
Rank 85754.3%
Min Avg Max
308 Read 429 496
17.8 Write 307 422
6.7 Mixed 217 371
29.5 SusWrite 179 396
63% 283 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.86 4K Read 21.8 33.3
3.46 4K Write 49.3 110
0.2 4K Mixed 10.2 26.6
72.2% 27.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.6 DQ Read 109 184
10.3 DQ Write 187 321
0.4 DQ Mixed 19.9 43
51.2% 105 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
153GB free
Firmware: R1122A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 90 96 96 86 112 MB/s
63.2% Good
Read 508
Write 83.3
Mixed 189
SusWrite 103
48% 221 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 9.2
110% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 85.8
DQ Mixed 43.4
56% 104 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 22 14 16 14 27 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 492
Write 408
Mixed 347
SusWrite 78.6
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 13
103% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 16
62% 132 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1122A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 77 83 90 77 96 MB/s
46.6% Average
Read 351
Write 279
Mixed 126
SusWrite 92
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 17.1
60% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 45
72% 138 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 20 13 25 49 12 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 480
Write 429
Mixed 365
SusWrite 71.6
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.3
43% 10.6 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 28 10 27 40 43 MB/s
30.6% Below average
Read 363
Write 142
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 26.2
31% 143 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 2
38% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 40
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 1.5
28% 62.4 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 14 14 3.2 7.7 49 MB/s
25.1% Poor
Read 395
Write 262
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 38
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 0.3
20% 6.93 MB/s
DQ Read 55.4
DQ Write 17
DQ Mixed 0.4
10% 24.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,740,931 SSDs tested

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Typical MEMORY-240GB 240GB Builds (Compare 4,546 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H410M-E

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,315x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples880x
Core i5-10400Intel  $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples635x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples398x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples360x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples334x
SSD
MEMORY-240GB 240GBGoldenBench 54%, 155 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples158x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples83x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $173

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