2.5"

SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB

SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -23%Read -1%, Write -22%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -46%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite -4%Peak Score -8%Read 2%, Write -6%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -28%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -47%, ADQ Read -39%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -73%, Age 1%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 82% (458^th of 1074)

Based on 34 user benchmarks. Model: 2.5" SATA SSD 3MG2-P

Poor: 58%Average: 82% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The 2.5" SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB averaged just 17.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 2.5" SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 150MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2.5" SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 2.5" SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 284MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)

Rank 45882%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 455	519
228	Write 333	456
116	Mixed 314	484
134	SusWrite 284	410
77.6% 346 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.4	4K Read 25.9	34.2
20.7	4K Write 60	99.1
12.2	4K Mixed 31.5	46.8
111% 39.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.3	DQ Read 234	308
53.9	DQ Write 252	321
13	DQ Mixed 150	225
139% 212 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NOR-User, 8 months ago.

231GB free

Firmware: M150821

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 332 337 339 339 340 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 341

Mixed 302

SusWrite 333

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 39.5

135% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 189

171% 257 MB/s

FRA-User, 9 months ago.

63GB free

Firmware: M150821

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 343 162 286 332 349 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 342

Mixed 302

SusWrite 302

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 53

4K Mixed 30.9

103% 35.7 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 190

169% 252 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 months ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M161225

SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 216 128 106 104 97 MB/s

80% Excellent

Write 338

Mixed 313

SusWrite 166

73% 329 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 74.7

4K Mixed 28.1

122% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 197

177% 266 MB/s

MNG-User, 14 months ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: M150821

SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 267 303 295 221 230 MB/s

61.9% Good

Write 256

Mixed 265

SusWrite 252

61% 271 MB/s

4K Read 14.4

4K Write 35.6

4K Mixed 23.2

70% 24.4 MB/s

DQ Read 273

DQ Write 262

DQ Mixed 182

160% 239 MB/s

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R - $210

CPU
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	627x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	406x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	218x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	149x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	105x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x

SSD
SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB2.5"Bench 82%, 34 samples	1x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	343x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	331x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	225x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $369

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SATA SSD 3MG2-P 248GB

Average Bench: 82% (458^th of 1074)

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Average Bench: 82% (458th of 1074)

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