Average Bench: 73% (611th of 1072)

Based on 64 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD240G

Good average bench

The SSD240G 240GB averaged 26.9% 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 111MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD240G 240GB is 66.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 178MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 64 samples)
Min Avg Max
333 Read 444 518
51.3 Write 314 414
26.1 Mixed 310 436
31.6 SusWrite 166 391
68.8% 309 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 25 37
10.8 4K Write 67.1 111
0.7 4K Mixed 27.9 46.7
109% 40 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.1 DQ Read 178 330
10.7 DQ Write 191 330
0.8 DQ Mixed 111 249
104% 160 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
87GB free
Firmware: Q0308CS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 387 293 65 60 59 MB/s
Read 468
Write 366
Mixed 355
SusWrite 205
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 45.2
159% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 91.4
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 91.6
83% 123 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 156 102 57 55 MB/s
Read 303
Write 234
Mixed 245
SusWrite 116
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 25.3
83% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 29
DQ Write 60.9
DQ Mixed 41.5
33% 43.8 MB/s
95GB free
Firmware: R0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 127 53 46 65 47 MB/s
Read 434
Write 362
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 115
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 1.3
56% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 42.3
61% 112 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,814,304 SSDs tested

Typical SSD240G 240GB Builds (Compare 4,563 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $285

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