Average Bench: 41.8% (936th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: GeIL R3_240GB

Below average average bench

The Geil R3_240GB 240GB averaged 58.2% 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 19.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 432MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil R3_240GB 240GB is 54%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Geil R3_240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 6.75MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 67MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Min Avg Max
4.5 Read 432 503
2.5 Write 300 425
6.6 Mixed 160 390
5.7 SusWrite 67 252
52.9% 240 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 19.7 32.8
3.3 4K Write 38 117
0.1 4K Mixed 5.52 26.5
57.1% 21.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5 DQ Read 88.3 125
2.2 DQ Write 134 341
0.1 DQ Mixed 6.75 37.1
34.3% 76.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 64 32 25 6.8 36 MB/s
Read 462
Write 312
Mixed 289
SusWrite 68.1
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 21.2
101% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 1.2
60% 140 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 29 8.2 47 29 21 MB/s
Read 429
Write 344
Mixed 303
SusWrite 60.2
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 18.6
92% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 1.5
61% 141 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 47 49 26 16 48 MB/s
Read 484
Write 351
Mixed 329
SusWrite 71.6
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 1
76% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 1
60% 138 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 73 24 40 12 17 MB/s
Read 459
Write 328
Mixed 313
SusWrite 58.7
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 0.8
79% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 1.4
48% 110 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 33 38 28 33 38 MB/s
Read 475
Write 350
Mixed 154
SusWrite 76.8
58% 264 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 0.7
57% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 1.1
61% 140 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 12 8.9 52 17 23 MB/s
Read 505
Write 402
Mixed 16.6
SusWrite 60.4
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 0.4
31% 9.93 MB/s
DQ Read 42.5
DQ Write 19.2
DQ Mixed 0.5
8% 20.7 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 8.5 45 7.1 18 MB/s
Read 428
Write 330
Mixed 294
SusWrite 51.4
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 0.4
34% 9.47 MB/s
DQ Read 52.1
DQ Write 19.4
DQ Mixed 0.4
10% 24 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,877,576 SSDs tested

Typical R3_240GB 240GB Builds (Compare 2,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asrock B365M-HDV

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $335

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