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AS681 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 75.8% (559th of 1072)

Based on 240 user benchmarks.  Model: Apacer AS681 240GB
Poor: 42%Average: 75.8% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The Apacer AS681 240GB averaged 24.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apacer AS681 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 96.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apacer AS681 240GB is 55.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apacer AS681 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 360MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 240 samples)
Rank 55975.8%
Min Avg Max
254 Read 452 522
172 Write 385 484
117 Mixed 360 500
45.5 SusWrite 154 423
75.5% 338 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 26.2 34.5
13.3 4K Write 69.6 102
6.84 4K Mixed 22.3 40.4
105% 39.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.4 DQ Read 230 367
22.2 DQ Write 233 350
9.26 DQ Mixed 96.5 191
110% 187 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP022PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 405 382 444 374 394 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 338
Mixed 315
SusWrite 398
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 38.4
137% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 195
191% 303 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP108PE0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 107 55 98 54 61 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 462
Write 274
Mixed 205
SusWrite 88.1
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 32.6
107% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 184
172% 264 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP108PE0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 87 25 22 41 44 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 423
Write 338
Mixed 308
SusWrite 68.2
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 26.4
106% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 183
167% 255 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AP122PD0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 67 64 82 90 91 MB/s
49.1% Average
Read 137
Write 331
Mixed 288
SusWrite 84.9
48% 210 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 24.7
87% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 130
132% 217 MB/s
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Typical AS681 240GB Builds (Compare 1,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF - $150

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples277x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples93x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples84x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples122x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples82x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples82x
SSD
AS681 240GBApacerBench 76%, 240 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples49x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $422

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