GAM

X 240G 240GB

X 240G 240GB
BENCHMARKS (24)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -43%Read 0%, Write -13%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -168%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -29%Read -2%, Write -15%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -161%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -240%DQ Read -129%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -871%, ADQ Read -177%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed -871%, Age 187%, AS-SSD Total -42%

Average Bench: 68.5% (694^th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks. Model: GAM X 240G

Poor: 40%Average: 68.5% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The GAM X 240G 240GB averaged 31.4% 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 Write Speed 262MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GAM X 240G 240GB is 49.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the GAM X 240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26.8MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 118MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)

Rank 69468.5%

Min	Avg	Max
374	Read 458	495
186	Write 360	422
65.4	Mixed 308	397
39.7	SusWrite 235	430
76.1% 340 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.8	4K Read 23.4	38.3
12.4	4K Write 68.4	108
0.8	4K Mixed 16.8	22.3
93.2% 36.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
49.2	DQ Read 118	160
17	DQ Write 262	338
2	DQ Mixed 26.8	34.1
67% 136 MB/s

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

IND-User, 17 months ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0605A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 422 427 436 438 437 MB/s

90.8% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 382

SusWrite 425

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 22.3

120% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 31.9

79% 159 MB/s

IND-User, 16 months ago.

90GB free

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 403 419 423 428 428 MB/s

89.9% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 356

SusWrite 418

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 22.1

119% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 30.5

76% 153 MB/s

IND-User, 12 months ago.

189GB free

Firmware: T0605A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 433 433 436 429 428 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 422

Mixed 394

SusWrite 430

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 20.8

106% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 121

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 32.7

81% 164 MB/s

IND-User, 8 months ago.

144GB free

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 353 408 398 256 136 MB/s

81% Excellent

Write 415

Mixed 332

SusWrite 307

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 21.8

108% 42.6 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 31.2

81% 165 MB/s

IND-User, 13 months ago.

162GB free

Firmware: T0605A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 372 368 394 409 407 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 371

Mixed 353

SusWrite 386

86% 383 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 52.4

4K Mixed 17.4

84% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 121

DQ Write 216

DQ Mixed 33

63% 123 MB/s

IND-User, 16 months ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 173 127 78 78 72 MB/s

70.3% Very good

Write 322

Mixed 341

SusWrite 126

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 21.5

119% 49.7 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 27.5

80% 163 MB/s

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MS

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Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	149x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	80x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	75x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	245x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	116x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	103x

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X 240G 240GBGAMBench 69%, 24 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	43x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	36x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	17x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $79

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X 240G 240GB

Average Bench: 68.5% (694^th of 1072)

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