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SX950 240GB

SX950 240GB
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Effective Speed -13%Effective Speed -13%Average Score -14%Read 5%, Write -9%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -2%Read 3%, Write -1%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 19%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -22%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -24%, ADQ Read -35%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -60%, Age 14%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 87% (369^th of 1072)

Based on 221 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SX950

Poor: 58%Average: 87% Great: 112%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Adata SX950 240GB averaged just 12.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata SX950 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 163MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SX950 240GB is 54.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata SX950 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 252MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 326MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 221 samples)

Rank 36987%

Min	Avg	Max
376	Read 482	520
76.2	Write 371	482
36.7	Mixed 326	503
75.7	SusWrite 252	469
79.9% 358 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.1	4K Read 27.8	32.9
19.6	4K Write 74.5	113
16	4K Mixed 36.8	49.3
129% 46.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.2	DQ Read 242	295
53.5	DQ Write 222	355
19	DQ Mixed 163	267
141% 209 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

ALB-User, 6 months ago.

223GB free

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 466 465 466 466 466 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 425

SusWrite 465

105% 466 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 44.1

149% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 256

207% 290 MB/s

DNK-User, 11 days ago.

223GB free

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 426 423 427 442 395 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 404

SusWrite 423

99% 440 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 60

4K Mixed 36.8

120% 41.3 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 232

DQ Mixed 262

194% 257 MB/s

MEX-User, 5 months ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 406 164 231 266 169 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 443

Mixed 409

SusWrite 231

89% 396 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 39.6

130% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 267

208% 285 MB/s

SRB-User, 5 months ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 123 97 108 142 214 MB/s

80.1% Excellent

Write 87.1

Mixed 119

SusWrite 148

46% 214 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 39.5

130% 45.2 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 191

154% 220 MB/s

DNK-User, 2 months ago.

19GB free

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 57 41 79 71 74 MB/s

71.4% Very good

Write 94.7

Mixed 105

SusWrite 80.7

42% 192 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 61

4K Mixed 37.1

122% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 108

DQ Mixed 117

108% 172 MB/s

MEX-User, 4 months ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 102 118 152 128 130 MB/s

64.4% Good

Write 394

Mixed 80.6

SusWrite 141

59% 265 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 22.4

4K Mixed 35

97% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 146

112% 154 MB/s

NOR-User, 6 months ago.

62GB free

Firmware: Q0125A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 109 183 199 75 31 MB/s

59.7% Above average

Write 324

Mixed 316

SusWrite 120

63% 282 MB/s

4K Read 15.8

4K Write 45.1

4K Mixed 26.4

82% 29.1 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 253

194% 262 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,024x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,192x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,959x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,514x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,322x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,311x

SSD
SX950 240GBAdataBench 87%, 221 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,566x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,524x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	962x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $569

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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SX950 240GB

Average Bench: 87% (369^th of 1072)

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SX950 240GB

Average Bench: 87% (369th of 1072)

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