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SE50S3240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 72.5% (622nd of 1072)

Based on 45 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SE50S3240G
Poor: 52%Average: 72.5% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SE50S3240G 240GB averaged 27.4% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 135MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SE50S3240G 240GB is 40.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SE50S3240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 175MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 227MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)
Rank 62272.5%
Min Avg Max
295 Read 409 518
155 Write 227 277
189 Mixed 261 319
62.5 SusWrite 175 259
59.7% 268 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14 4K Read 26.7 36
15.3 4K Write 66.3 119
13.3 4K Mixed 30.2 48.8
114% 41.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 DQ Read 237 438
20.3 DQ Write 190 339
0.67 DQ Mixed 135 294
123% 188 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 519ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 217 203 206 200 200 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 417
Write 268
Mixed 316
SusWrite 202
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 46.2
164% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 179
161% 244 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 516KE1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 180 197 200 175 149 MB/s
86.9% Excellent
Read 465
Write 239
Mixed 287
SusWrite 183
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 41.7
146% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 183
160% 239 MB/s
97GB free
Firmware: 611ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 267 266 207 178 253 MB/s
81.5% Excellent
Read 418
Write 281
Mixed 318
SusWrite 238
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 35.9
122% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 291
215% 281 MB/s
97GB free
Firmware: 611ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 266 267 236 186 186 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 364
Write 270
Mixed 298
SusWrite 234
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 35
118% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 286
210% 275 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 516KE1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 173 155 151 154 141 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 359
Write 202
Mixed 250
SusWrite 157
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 34.9
121% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 162
146% 225 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 516KE1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 153 162 129 137 201 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 292
Write 211
Mixed 221
SusWrite 154
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 25.2
84% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 176
155% 234 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,733,908 SSDs tested

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Typical SE50S3240G 240GB Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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System: Apple MacPro5,1

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon X56901stBench 72%, 2,873 samples203x
Xeon X5690IntelBench 75%, 4,873 samples124x
CPU: Intel Xeon X56801stBench 71%, 2,389 samples59x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples248x
RX 590AMD  $200Bench 57%, 122,060 samples57x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples52x
SSD
SE50S3240G 240GBKingstonBench 73%, 45 samples1x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples106x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples67x
3x16GBUnknownBench 61%, 613 samples56x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $130

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