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FM-25S3-240GBP3 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 49.7% (889th of 1072)

Based on 106 user benchmarks.  Model: FM-25S3-240GBP3
Poor: 38%Average: 49.7% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The FM-25S3-240GBP3 240GB averaged 50.3% 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 Write Speed 72.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.7MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the FM-25S3-240GBP3 240GB is 24.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the FM-25S3-240GBP3 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 157MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 106 samples)
Rank 88949.7%
Min Avg Max
79 Read 157 212
134 Write 169 204
120 Mixed 147 170
88 SusWrite 117 139
33.2% 147 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 20.7 27.3
28 4K Write 72.1 115
8.83 4K Mixed 20.1 35.8
95.3% 37.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.8 DQ Read 140 187
66.9 DQ Write 154 200
10.1 DQ Mixed 61.1 136
69.8% 118 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
194GB free
Firmware: GS504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 139 136 138 137 137 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 166
Write 209
Mixed 171
SusWrite 139
39% 171 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 32.7
122% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 98
98% 158 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS505
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 134 136 136 133 130 MB/s
56.3% Above average
Read 134
Write 204
Mixed 165
SusWrite 136
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 31
112% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 67.6
83% 145 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS502
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 111 120 114 113 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 188
Mixed 161
SusWrite 114
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 29.5
110% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 134
108% 151 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 132 170 138 116 MB/s
49.3% Average
Read 131
Write 154
Mixed 131
SusWrite 158
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 24.9
86% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 176
132% 176 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS505
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 126 123 123 126 124 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 150
Write 189
Mixed 157
SusWrite 126
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 3.2
69% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 102
101% 162 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS505
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 91 92 102 90 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 63.1
Write 133
Mixed 138
SusWrite 92.1
24% 107 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 17.2
63% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 72.5
80% 136 MB/s
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Typical FM-25S3-240GBP3 240GB Builds (Compare 1,448 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples703x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples378x
Core i7-2600Intel  $190Bench 67%, 185,630 samples124x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples99x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples78x
SSD
FM-25S3-240GBP3 240GBBench 50%, 106 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples67x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $909

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