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HyperX SHFS37A/240G

Fury 240GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Memory: Micron 20nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 70.8% (659th of 1072)

Based on 27,826 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SHFS37A240G, KINGSTON SHFS37A, KINGSTON KINGSTON SHFS37A
Poor: 54%Average: 70.8% Great: 84%

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Good average bench

The HyperX Fury 240GB averaged 29.2% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 165MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HyperX Fury 240GB is 29.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the HyperX Fury 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 137MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 220MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 27,826 samples)
Rank 65970.8%
Min Avg Max
289 Read 334 400
177 Write 220 265
194 Mixed 238 272
87.9 SusWrite 137 174
51.8% 232 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.7 4K Read 26.4 32.6
44.7 4K Write 86.3 115
23.5 4K Mixed 36.4 45.4
132% 49.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.2 DQ Read 164 215
147 DQ Write 203 260
114 DQ Mixed 165 202
130% 177 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 133 121 121 145 124 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 297
Write 243
Mixed 261
SusWrite 121
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 37.7
125% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 156
139% 208 MB/s
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 124 131 130 125 107 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 302
Write 190
Mixed 233
SusWrite 126
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 33.4
122% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 177
132% 174 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 114 140 139 126 126 MB/s
60.9% Good
Read 315
Write 184
Mixed 182
SusWrite 123
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 31.1
106% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 156
122% 168 MB/s
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,634x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,678x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,045x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,384x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,251x
SSD
Fury 240GBHyperX  $193Bench 71%, 27,826 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples568x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $843

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Memory: Micron 20nm MLC

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Excellent

4 years ago.

runs half the speed it says it can

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Average

5 years ago.

Write speed is only about 180-200 MB/s, not 500 as manufacturer says..

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