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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 39.9% (950th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: Apricorn
Poor: 32%Average: 39.9% Great: 47%

Poor average bench

The Apricorn 240GB averaged 60.1% 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 17.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 36.7MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apricorn 240GB is just 15.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Apricorn 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 19.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 41.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 95039.9%
Min Avg Max
100 Read 217 253
158 Write 194 212
116 Mixed 188 227
116 SusWrite 161 210
42.8% 190 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 4K Read 17.9 19.9
33.6 4K Write 36.7 38.8
4.03 4K Mixed 12.9 22.4
63.1% 22.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.8 DQ Read 19.2 20.9
38.3 DQ Write 41.4 48.5
3.97 DQ Mixed 14.7 24.4
15.6% 25.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
114GB free
Firmware: 0128
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 208 209 211 210 212 MB/s
47% Average
Read 244
Write 212
Mixed 170
SusWrite 210
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 21.8
74% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 42.5
DQ Mixed 24.3
21% 29.2 MB/s
25GB free
Firmware: 0128
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 204 186 187 186 173 MB/s
45.7% Average
Read 214
Write 189
Mixed 158
SusWrite 188
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 21.9
79% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 20.6
DQ Write 39
DQ Mixed 23.3
20% 27.6 MB/s
47GB free
Firmware: 0128
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 151 158 150 146 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 186
Write 107
Mixed 98.3
SusWrite 148
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 19.7
56% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 16.7
DQ Write 37.3
DQ Mixed 22.1
18% 25.4 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 0128
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 137 121 90 87 82 MB/s
31.8% Below average
Read 100
Write 187
Mixed 116
SusWrite 116
30% 130 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 33.6
4K Mixed 14.5
64% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 20
DQ Write 39
DQ Mixed 24.4
20% 27.8 MB/s

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