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MZ7WD240HAFV-00003 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 76.5% (544th of 1072)

Based on 153 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZ7WD240HAFV-00003
Poor: 55%Average: 76.5% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Samsung MZ7WD240HAFV-00003 240GB averaged 23.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZ7WD240HAFV-00003 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 196MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 71.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZ7WD240HAFV-00003 240GB is 38%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZ7WD240HAFV-00003 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 279MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 307MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 153 samples)
Rank 54476.5%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 397 514
237 Write 307 363
237 Mixed 311 403
182 SusWrite 279 354
72.6% 323 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.4 4K Read 20.7 27
31.9 4K Write 71.6 107
13.4 4K Mixed 28.8 40.7
106% 40.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.5 DQ Read 255 373
53.7 DQ Write 206 260
16 DQ Mixed 196 289
156% 219 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM87W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 352 358 361 362 351 MB/s
96.6% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 356
Mixed 322
SusWrite 356
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 40.7
148% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 266
208% 288 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM87W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 200 200 197 186 188 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 332
Write 286
Mixed 266
SusWrite 196
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 26.3
94% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 236
187% 262 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM87W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 188 173 178 188 180 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 356
Write 226
Mixed 217
SusWrite 182
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 33.8
115% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 27
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 36.7
36% 55.6 MB/s
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Typical MZ7WD240HAFV-00003 240GB Builds (Compare 1,315 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Asus B85-PRO GAMER - $504

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples226x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples203x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples150x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples155x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples94x
SSD
MZ7WD240HAFV-00003 240GBSamsungBench 76%, 153 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples59x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples30x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $899

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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