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Effective Speed -663%Effective Speed -663%Average Score -726%Read -887%, Write -1,264%, 4K Read -261%, 4K Write -202%, Mixed -976%, 4K Mixed -477%, SusWrite -1,011%Peak Score -785%Read -1,070%, Write -1,373%, 4K Read -338%, 4K Write -237%, Mixed -1,013%, 4K Mixed -518%, SusWrite -949%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -854%DQ Read -1,052%, DQ Write -463%, DQ Mixed -852%, ADQ Read -1,391%, ADQ Write -407%, ADQ Mixed -1,849%, Age -115%, AS-SSD Total -705%

Average Bench: 71.6% (648^th of 1080)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: GS240

Poor: 48%Average: 71.6% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The GS240 240GB averaged 28.3% 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 Random Read Speed 24.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 248MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GS240 240GB is 40.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the GS240 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 115MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 285MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 64871.6%

Min	Avg	Max
336	Read 425	507
10.5	Write 341	436
24.4	Mixed 300	420
7.4	SusWrite 285	436
75.8% 338 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.9	4K Read 24.7	43.9
12.5	4K Write 68.4	113
5.7	4K Mixed 19.2	35.6
98.3% 37.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
53.8	DQ Read 115	201
15.6	DQ Write 248	337
12.5	DQ Mixed 76.3	220
88.1% 146 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PHL-User, 9 months ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G5J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 378 373 396 411 395 MB/s

87.3% Excellent

Write 403

Mixed 357

SusWrite 391

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 69.4

4K Mixed 36

123% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 200

155% 207 MB/s

PHL-User, 9 months ago.

223GB free

Firmware: ZD0R3G5J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 379 416 431 431 432 MB/s

85.5% Excellent

Write 418

Mixed 369

SusWrite 416

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 58

4K Mixed 29.5

111% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 132

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 204

158% 211 MB/s

PHL-User, 7 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW191129

SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 413 418 360 191 126 MB/s

80.6% Excellent

Write 438

Mixed 393

SusWrite 319

91% 407 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 85.1

4K Mixed 14.2

112% 43.7 MB/s

DQ Read 171

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 16.6

72% 158 MB/s

PHL-User, 2 months ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 42048100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 416 335 411 226 183 MB/s

76.5% Very good

Write 436

Mixed 379

SusWrite 326

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 75.4

4K Mixed 14.2

96% 38.2 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 18.2

73% 158 MB/s

PHL-User, 9 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G5B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 373 386 403 411 262 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 346

Mixed 312

SusWrite 366

77% 341 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 54.1

4K Mixed 27.4

96% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 217

167% 223 MB/s

PHL-User, 9 months ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G5B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 360 366 418 409 265 MB/s

75.5% Very good

Write 360

Mixed 325

SusWrite 358

80% 352 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 50.6

4K Mixed 26.5

94% 33.1 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 216

165% 220 MB/s

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Typical GS240 240GB Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Acer Veriton S4630G

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	3x
Core i7-4770Intel $63Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	2x
Core i3-4150Intel $25Bench 55%, 36,627 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	2x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	1x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples	1x

SSD
GS240 240GBBench 72%, 25 samples	4x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 M378B5273CH0-CH9 M378B5273EBO-YKO M378B5273EBO-YKO 16GBSamsungBench 48%, 2 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	1x
M378B5773CH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 3,379 samples	1x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $203

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Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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GS240 240GB

Average Bench: 71.6% (648^th of 1080)

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