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APS-SM1 Serise 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 59.9% (802nd of 1072)

Based on 140 user benchmarks.  Model: PIONEER APS-SM1 Serise
Poor: 39%Average: 59.9% Great: 77%

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Average average bench

The Pioneer APS-SM1 Serise 240GB averaged 40.1% 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 21.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 429MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pioneer APS-SM1 Serise 240GB is 37.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Pioneer APS-SM1 Serise 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 16.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 9.18MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 140 samples)
Rank 80259.9%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 429 481
104 Write 328 398
181 Mixed 292 415
89.9 SusWrite 248 420
72.6% 324 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 21.8 27.8
15.1 4K Write 54 79.9
2.59 4K Mixed 9.18 13.2
73.4% 28.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
71.3 DQ Read 106 157
77.3 DQ Write 183 222
3.82 DQ Mixed 16.2 25.2
48.5% 102 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 375 386 418 414 186 MB/s
68% Good
Read 416
Write 383
Mixed 298
SusWrite 352
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 11.5
79% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 17.9
53% 111 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 198 219 235 262 250 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 460
Write 375
Mixed 301
SusWrite 228
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 11.2
77% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 15.8
52% 110 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 343 356 283 367 367 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 406
Write 318
Mixed 260
SusWrite 333
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 34.6
4K Mixed 9.4
48% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 97.7
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 17.6
50% 104 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 374 374 241 78 78 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 400
Write 306
Mixed 281
SusWrite 255
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 9
56% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 17.1
53% 110 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 146 106 106 101 105 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 444
Write 350
Mixed 302
SusWrite 132
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 11.1
78% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 17.5
48% 99 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 123 101 106 107 107 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 436
Write 342
Mixed 288
SusWrite 132
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 10.1
76% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 16.7
48% 102 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.39
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 61 13 36 29 32 MB/s
39.3% Below average
Read 413
Write 80.8
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 37.3
28% 133 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 7.3
57% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 87.6
DQ Mixed 8.3
30% 66.8 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 180 40 94 70 86 MB/s
29.4% Poor
Read 329
Write 198
Mixed 233
SusWrite 118
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 5.3
23% 7.1 MB/s
DQ Read 52
DQ Write 46.8
DQ Mixed 17.5
22% 38.8 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 84%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B61) - $125

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples1,789x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples765x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples717x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples638x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples507x
SSD
APS-SM1 Serise 240GBPioneerBench 60%, 140 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples379x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples179x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples165x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $754

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