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K5-240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 61.9% (779th of 1072)

Based on 248 user benchmarks.  Model: FASPEED K5-240G
Poor: 30%Average: 61.9% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Faspeed K5-240G 240GB averaged 38.1% 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 28.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 62.9MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Faspeed K5-240G 240GB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Faspeed K5-240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 180MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 248 samples)
Rank 77961.9%
Min Avg Max
304 Read 434 500
12.1 Write 273 429
12.2 Mixed 251 381
30.5 SusWrite 180 321
63.4% 285 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 28.8 40.7
4.34 4K Write 62.9 109
0.44 4K Mixed 12.5 30.4
92.9% 34.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
50.5 DQ Read 131 243
17.2 DQ Write 215 328
1.1 DQ Mixed 35.4 181
65.6% 127 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS2422P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 355 386 388 391 269 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 486
Write 412
Mixed 369
SusWrite 361
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 11
113% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 15.7
69% 151 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP10492P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 392 397 429 353 270 MB/s
81.4% Excellent
Read 488
Write 445
Mixed 360
SusWrite 378
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 12.3
101% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 15.8
72% 157 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP28182P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 321 331 342 277 14 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 484
Write 346
Mixed 349
SusWrite 271
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 12.1
116% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 14
64% 138 MB/s
47GB free
Firmware: HP22272P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 334 337 339 123 17 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 482
Write 345
Mixed 341
SusWrite 248
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 10.7
75% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 15.6
63% 135 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2272P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 225 227 192 207 196 MB/s
62.2% Good
Read 352
Write 127
Mixed 130
SusWrite 192
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 9.2
102% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 13.8
57% 124 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2010232P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 217 142 1.5 17 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 452
Write 7.7
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 118
31% 147 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1
42% 9.37 MB/s
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Typical K5-240G 240GB Builds (Compare 475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-DS2V-CF

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples69x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples61x
Core i3-7100Intel  $70Bench 57%, 79,299 samples54x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples50x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples40x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples36x
SSD
K5-240G 240GBFaspeedBench 62%, 248 samples13x
RAM
M378A1G43EB1-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 3,078 samples15x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 22,600 samples14x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $89

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