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SSD2SC240G5LC709B121-511 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 44.4% (918th of 1071)

Based on 96 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC240G5LC709B121-511
Poor: 25%Average: 44.4% Great: 82%

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Below average average bench

The PNY SSD2SC240G5LC709B121-511 240GB averaged 55.5% 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 110MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.4MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY SSD2SC240G5LC709B121-511 240GB is 57.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY SSD2SC240G5LC709B121-511 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 60.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 96 samples)
Rank 91844.4%
Min Avg Max
327 Read 439 509
0.88 Write 112 278
1.82 Mixed 111 334
1.07 SusWrite 60.1 218
39.1% 180 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 26.4 35.7
0.24 4K Write 26 101
0.11 4K Mixed 8.64 38.3
64.8% 20.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.6 DQ Read 176 264
54.1 DQ Write 175 247
9.61 DQ Mixed 110 242
101% 154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 200 246 252 226 251 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 362
Write 261
Mixed 273
SusWrite 234
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 39.4
152% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 235
179% 243 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 MB/s
33.7% Below average
Read 462
Write 68.7
Mixed 2.8
SusWrite 2.9
28% 134 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 2.7
56% 12.7 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.8 MB/s
32.2% Below average
Read 442
Write 86.3
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 1.1
28% 133 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.7
53% 12.2 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.1 1 0.9 MB/s
28.9% Poor
Read 396
Write 82.2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 1.2
26% 121 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 3.2
47% 11 MB/s
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Gaming 39%
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Desktop 74%
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Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD55 (MS-7681)

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples137x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples56x
Core i7-2600Intel  $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples27x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples32x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples18x
SSD
SSD2SC240G5LC709B121-511 240GBPNYBench 44%, 96 samples1x
RAM
CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 8GBCorsairBench 49%, 308 samples9x
CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GBCorsairBench 50%, 118 samples5x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $363

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