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240GB S3-240 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 91.8% (307th of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: DGM SSD 240GB S3-240
Poor: 45%Average: 91.8% Great: 114%

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Excellent average bench

The DGM 240GB S3-240 240GB averaged just 8.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the DGM 240GB S3-240 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 118MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 89.1MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the DGM 240GB S3-240 240GB is 69.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the DGM 240GB S3-240 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 126MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 238MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 30791.8%
Min Avg Max
419 Read 492 523
373 Write 426 470
101 Mixed 394 489
83 SusWrite 126 156
80.3% 359 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.4 4K Read 29.9 41.7
50.2 4K Write 89.1 127
5.9 4K Mixed 35.4 48.6
138% 51.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.1 DQ Read 238 341
102 DQ Write 291 335
14 DQ Mixed 118 253
130% 216 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P051
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 205 77 80 79 85 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 439
Mixed 380
SusWrite 156
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 48.6
192% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 241
200% 288 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0510E
99.7% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 436
Mixed 464
105% 472 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 31.3
150% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 41.1
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 30.7
65% 124 MB/s
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P111 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
98.6% Outstanding
Read 523
Write 373
Mixed 425
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 40.3
134% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 71.5
117% 223 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1217A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 122 78 79 79 71 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 468
Write 381
Mixed 368
SusWrite 108
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 43.8
146% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 247
204% 290 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O123
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 163 81 79 75 84 MB/s
80.9% Excellent
Read 494
Write 443
Mixed 372
SusWrite 155
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 35.3
118% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 253
213% 309 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O123
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 72 74 65 47 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 419
Write 389
Mixed 101
SusWrite 83
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 5.9
38% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 14
81% 182 MB/s

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Typical 240GB S3-240 240GB Builds (Compare 1,815 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asus H81M-E - $311

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples222x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples175x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples143x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples208x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples108x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples100x
SSD
240GB S3-240 240GBDGMBench 92%, 9 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $520

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