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Zenith A3 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 78% (523rd of 1072)

Based on 68 user benchmarks.  Models: GeIL ZENITH A3-240GB, GeIL ZEN ITH A3-240GB
Poor: 58%Average: 78% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Geil Zenith A3 240GB averaged 22.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Geil Zenith A3 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil Zenith A3 240GB is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Geil Zenith A3 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 244MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 257MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)
Rank 52378%
Min Avg Max
382 Read 474 516
183 Write 257 288
111 Mixed 265 368
163 SusWrite 244 273
68.9% 310 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 24.3 32.3
31.4 4K Write 76.2 114
13.7 4K Mixed 31.6 43.5
118% 44 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.2 DQ Read 204 304
8.23 DQ Write 132 274
11.1 DQ Mixed 109 181
97.3% 148 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 169 178 160 164 157 MB/s
90.8% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 188
Mixed 239
SusWrite 167
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 44.5
162% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 171
143% 210 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 300 274 256 208 203 MB/s
87.9% Excellent
Read 485
Write 352
Mixed 330
SusWrite 262
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 41.1
137% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 84.8
100% 175 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 171 191 191 173 188 MB/s
87.6% Excellent
Read 493
Write 190
Mixed 238
SusWrite 184
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 42.3
149% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 172
145% 213 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 283 351 282 289 205 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 465
Write 358
Mixed 330
SusWrite 276
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 38.6
132% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 174
144% 207 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 330 338 341 343 345 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 476
Write 345
Mixed 310
SusWrite 336
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 34.3
113% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 184
150% 213 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 301 257 211 225 259 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 456
Write 238
Mixed 138
SusWrite 262
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 38.2
127% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 174
140% 198 MB/s
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Typical Zenith A3 240GB Builds (Compare 3,732 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples2,668x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples310x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples250x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples524x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples253x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples246x
SSD
Zenith A3 240GBGeilBench 78%, 68 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples182x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples158x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples101x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $548

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