Geil

Zenith S3 240GB

Zenith S3 240GB
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Effective Speed -33%Effective Speed -33%Average Score -38%Read -13%, Write -70%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite -59%Peak Score -36%Read -1%, Write -72%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -78%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -46%DQ Read -33%, DQ Write -45%, DQ Mixed -42%, ADQ Read -56%, ADQ Write -54%, ADQ Mixed -78%, Age -22%, AS-SSD Total -34%

Average Bench: 74.3% (587^th of 1072)

Based on 81 user benchmarks. Model: GeIL ZENITH S3-240GB

Poor: 53%Average: 74.3% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Geil Zenith S3 240GB averaged 25.7% 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 146MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 79.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil Zenith S3 240GB is 34.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Geil Zenith S3 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 187MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 239MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 81 samples)

Rank 58774.3%

Min	Avg	Max
324	Read 405	502
200	Write 239	282
216	Mixed 271	319
148	SusWrite 187	217
61.4% 275 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.9	4K Read 27.4	34.8
30.2	4K Write 79.5	104
10.4	4K Mixed 29.2	46.9
121% 45.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.9	DQ Read 209	275
63.9	DQ Write 188	247
10.2	DQ Mixed 146	233
124% 181 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 18 months ago.

54GB free

Firmware: 5.20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 176 224 213 223 226 MB/s

89.2% Excellent

Write 277

Mixed 278

SusWrite 216

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 95.3

4K Mixed 45.6

159% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 263

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 210

164% 227 MB/s

IRN-User, 14 months ago.

106GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 168 174 178 173 173 MB/s

81.1% Excellent

Write 199

Mixed 262

SusWrite 175

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 88.8

4K Mixed 42.5

148% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 221

164% 216 MB/s

ARE-User, 10 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 164 167 182 171 174 MB/s

79.9% Very good

Write 244

Mixed 252

SusWrite 173

59% 263 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 41.4

140% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 213

164% 224 MB/s

DEU-User, 14 months ago.

151GB free

Firmware: 5.20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 160 163 158 151 153 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 205

Mixed 249

SusWrite 160

55% 249 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 76.1

4K Mixed 36

132% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 273

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 96.5

110% 189 MB/s

DZA-User, 12 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5.20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 196 189 192 196 MB/s

76% Very good

Write 234

Mixed 264

SusWrite 193

58% 259 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 38.1

129% 46.7 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 220

168% 227 MB/s

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Gaming 103%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 102%

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System: Csl-computer A0000001

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	237x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	159x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	153x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	373x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	96x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x

SSD
Zenith S3 240GBGeilBench 74%, 81 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	111x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 51,435 samples	97x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	87x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $647

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Zenith S3 240GB

Average Bench: 74.3% (587^th of 1072)

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