Intel

SS DSC2BF240A5 240GB

SS DSC2BF240A5 240GB
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Effective Speed -79%Effective Speed -79%Average Score -74%Read -35%, Write -109%, 4K Read -60%, 4K Write -68%, Mixed -50%, 4K Mixed -168%, SusWrite -31%Peak Score -78%Read -40%, Write -121%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write -68%, Mixed -46%, 4K Mixed -154%, SusWrite -71%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -209%DQ Read -107%, DQ Write -160%, DQ Mixed -496%, ADQ Read -194%, ADQ Write -151%, ADQ Mixed -441%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -106%

Average Bench: 55% (855^th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SS DSC2BF240A5

Poor: 47%Average: 55% Great: 66%

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Dell Inspiron One 2305 (1)

Average average bench

The Intel SS DSC2BF240A5 240GB averaged 44.9% 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 21.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 52.1MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSC2BF240A5 240GB is just 18.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SS DSC2BF240A5 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 111MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 194MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)

Rank 85555%

Min	Avg	Max
304	Read 340	363
163	Write 194	219
200	Mixed 240	290
226	SusWrite 226	226
55.9% 250 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.3	4K Read 21.5	28.9
38.1	4K Write 52.1	73
12.3	4K Mixed 16.8	22.9
81.6% 30.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.74	DQ Read 111	177
51.9	DQ Write 115	138
40.2	DQ Mixed 48.1	55.6
53.9% 91.1 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

BEL-User, 7 years ago.

23GB free

Firmware: TG21

62.8% Good

Write 194

Mixed 200

54% 244 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 19.8

106% 40.1 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 135

DQ Mixed 49.1

62% 109 MB/s

USA-User, 6 years ago.

131GB free (System drive)

Firmware: TG20 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

52.8% Above average

Write 193

Mixed 235

58% 264 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 38.1

4K Mixed 13.1

67% 23.7 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 46.4

63% 115 MB/s

LTU-User, 4 years ago.

223GB free

Firmware: 0117

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 221 229 237 234 MB/s

52.3% Above average

Write 198

Mixed 250

SusWrite 226

55% 244 MB/s

4K Read 17.7

4K Write 38.3

4K Mixed 22.9

76% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 59.4

DQ Write 51.9

DQ Mixed 55.6

42% 55.6 MB/s

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 3%

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System: Dell Inspiron One 2305

CPU
Athlon II X2 240AMDBench 40%, 5,506 samples	6x
Athlon II X2 250uAMDBench 33%, 495 samples	5x
Athlon II X4 610eAMDBench 44%, 419 samples	4x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 11,054 samples	15x

SSD
SS DSC2BF240A5 240GBIntelBench 55%, 7 samples	2x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 6GBNanyaBench 33%, 4 samples	2x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	2x
M378B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 4,605 samples	1x

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Dell Inspiron One 2305 (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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SS DSC2BF240A5 240GB

Average Bench: 55% (855^th of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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SS DSC2BF240A5 240GB

Average Bench: 55% (855th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 55% (855^th of 1072)