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240GB 240GB

240GB 240GB
BENCHMARKS (5,968)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -54%Effective Speed -54%Average Score -54%Read -6%, Write -27%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -190%, SusWrite -43%Peak Score -15%Read -0%, Write -13%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -58%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment -205%User Rating -13%, Market Share -397%Nice To Haves -93%DQ Read -67%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -120%, ADQ Write -33%, ADQ Mixed -425%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -30%

Average Bench: 63.9% (754^th of 1072)

Based on 5,968 user benchmarks. Model: SSD 240GB

Poor: 33%Average: 63.9% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The SSD 240GB 240GB averaged 36.0% 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 25.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 217MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB 240GB is 56.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 207MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 148MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,968 samples)

Rank 75463.9%

Min	Avg	Max
295	Read 430	505
131	Write 318	430
16.2	Mixed 275	394
41.5	SusWrite 207	392
68.7% 307 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11	4K Read 25.3	37.2
6.99	4K Write 61.4	107
0.3	4K Mixed 15.5	36.8
90.6% 34.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
39.9	DQ Read 148	220
35.3	DQ Write 217	330
0.59	DQ Mixed 49.6	204
74.7% 138 MB/s

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

BRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

187GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0302B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 259 325 281 235 259 MB/s

60.2% Good

Write 309

Mixed 310

SusWrite 264

72% 320 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 35

4K Mixed 16.9

71% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 104

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 41.5

63% 115 MB/s

BRA-User, 11 hrs ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 223 307 97 93 181 MB/s

51% Above average

Write 327

Mixed 300

SusWrite 201

71% 317 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 23.1

4K Mixed 9.5

53% 17.2 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 111

DQ Mixed 15

42% 89.8 MB/s

VNM-User, 6 hrs ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0918A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 177 8.8 34 7 16 MB/s

36.1% Below average

Write 374

Mixed 19.8

SusWrite 72.2

51% 232 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 14.4

4K Mixed 0.4

41% 12.1 MB/s

DQ Read 90.5

DQ Write 15.3

DQ Mixed 0.5

14% 35.4 MB/s

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $149Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,815x
Core i5-2400Intel $20Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	924x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	915x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	1,887x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,315x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	628x

SSD
240GB 240GBSSDBench 64%, 5,968 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	541x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	523x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	234x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $149

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Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $189	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 63.9% (754^th of 1072)

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