256GB-7mm 240GB

256GB-7mm 240GB
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -9%Read 7%, Write -17%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score -19%Read 2%, Write -37%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -22%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -43%, Age -0%, AS-SSD Total -20%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 93.5% (291^st of 1071)

Based on 10 user benchmarks. Model: 256GB-7mm

Poor: 66%Average: 93.5% Great: 103%

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Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (1)

Excellent average bench

The 256GB-7mm 240GB averaged just 6.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 256GB-7mm 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 182MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 256GB-7mm 240GB is 37%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 256GB-7mm 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 312MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)

Rank 29193.5%

Min	Avg	Max
459	Read 491	517
324	Write 345	355
282	Mixed 312	382
230	SusWrite 301	351
80.9% 362 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.5	4K Read 29	31.8
30.4	4K Write 83.3	109
16	4K Mixed 39.5	45
139% 50.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
110	DQ Read 267	290
34	DQ Write 284	317
16	DQ Mixed 182	204
163% 244 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

BRA-User, 4 months ago.

111GB free

Firmware: N0402C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 346 347 354 353 354 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 334

Mixed 282

SusWrite 351

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 73.6

4K Mixed 36.8

125% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 203

180% 270 MB/s

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	367x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	239x
Core i7-2600Intel $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	103x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	96x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x

SSD
256GB-7mm 240GBBench 93%, 10 samples	1x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	386x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	291x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $446

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Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

256GB-7mm 240GB

Average Bench: 93.5% (291^st of 1071)

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Average Bench: 93.5% (291st of 1071)

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