Average Bench: 53.8% (864th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: ESA3SMH2HTH1BT240GB

Average average bench

The ESA3SMH2HTH1BT240GB 240GB averaged 46.1% 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 Write Speed 252MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SMH2HTH1BT240GB 240GB is 48.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the ESA3SMH2HTH1BT240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 146MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Min Avg Max
400 Read 437 493
19.9 Write 263 351
20.7 Mixed 168 332
17.7 SusWrite 146 354
56% 253 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.3 4K Read 21.1 25.9
0 4K Write 49.8 104
0 4K Mixed 9.79 21.8
70.8% 26.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
106 DQ Read 121 135
69.6 DQ Write 252 325
1.1 DQ Mixed 19.1 33.2
62.1% 131 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 58 40 20 27 37 MB/s
Read 411
Write 335
Mixed 92.7
SusWrite 80.4
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 1
49% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 3.8
44% 101 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0924A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 21 22 19 0.4 18 MB/s
Read 444
Write 105
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 17.7
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 9
56% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 69.6
DQ Mixed 1.1
24% 58.9 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,796,960 SSDs tested

Typical ESA3SMH2HTH1BT240GB 240GB Builds (Compare 2,845 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 (MS-7817) - $98

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $308

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