S405S240G 240GB

S405S240G 240GB
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Effective Speed -80%Effective Speed -80%Average Score -96%Read -6%, Write -33%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -373%, SusWrite -132%Peak Score -79%Read -4%, Write -25%, 4K Read -54%, 4K Write -53%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -352%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -491%DQ Read -225%, DQ Write -98%, DQ Mixed -1,720%, ADQ Read -197%, ADQ Write -75%, ADQ Mixed -1,506%, Age 3%, AS-SSD Total -109%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 54.7% (858^th of 1074)

Based on 34 user benchmarks. Model: S405S240G

Poor: 44%Average: 54.7% Great: 62%

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Average average bench

The S405S240G 240GB averaged 45.3% 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 22.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 60.5MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S405S240G 240GB is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the S405S240G 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 16.2MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 128MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)

Rank 85854.7%

Min	Avg	Max
314	Read 431	485
51	Write 305	387
36.2	Mixed 285	428
97	SusWrite 128	237
63.9% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	4K Read 22.2	27.9
30.9	4K Write 60.5	79.9
2.84	4K Mixed 9.52	12.9
77.8% 30.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
88.8	DQ Read 110	113
65.1	DQ Write 165	181
3.85	DQ Mixed 16.2	18.2
46.3% 97.1 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 18 months ago.

47GB free

Firmware: V2.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 160 108 109 108 108 MB/s

61.9% Good

Write 387

Mixed 314

SusWrite 140

73% 329 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 12.9

98% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 172

DQ Mixed 18.1

48% 101 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

13GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V2.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 122 105 105 106 104 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 190

Mixed 313

SusWrite 132

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 69.7

4K Mixed 12.2

92% 36 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 181

DQ Mixed 17

49% 103 MB/s

CAN-User, 16 months ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V2.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 140 100 104 106 106 MB/s

55.5% Above average

Write 262

Mixed 295

SusWrite 127

62% 281 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 59.3

4K Mixed 11.4

83% 31.8 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 17.4

48% 101 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V2.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 124 98 101 99 102 MB/s

53.5% Above average

Write 337

Mixed 286

SusWrite 129

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 63.3

4K Mixed 10

81% 32 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 17.2

48% 101 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V2.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 124 92 96 99 95 MB/s

53.4% Above average

Write 327

Mixed 276

SusWrite 122

64% 285 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 63.6

4K Mixed 10.1

81% 32.2 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 17.5

48% 99.7 MB/s

CAN-User, 18 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V2.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 107 87 95 94 98 MB/s

42.7% Average

Write 288

Mixed 247

SusWrite 116

56% 249 MB/s

4K Read 15.8

4K Write 36

4K Mixed 8.7

54% 20.2 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 16.9

46% 96.9 MB/s

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Gaming 30%

Raft

Desktop 78%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asus B150M-A - $285

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	255x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	244x
Core i5-6400Intel $72Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	136x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	130x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	119x

SSD
S405S240G 240GBBench 55%, 34 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	41x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	39x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	27x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $788

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

S405S240G 240GB

Average Bench: 54.7% (858^th of 1074)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus B150M-A - $285

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S405S240G 240GB

Average Bench: 54.7% (858th of 1074)

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