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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 38.9% (954th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: ESA3SF2MAET240GB
Poor: 27%Average: 38.9% Great: 59%

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Poor average bench

The ESA3SF2MAET240GB 240GB averaged 61.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 84.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SF2MAET240GB 240GB is 31.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ESA3SF2MAET240GB 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 99.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 128MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 95438.9%
Min Avg Max
64 Read 128 188
83.7 Write 150 202
88.8 Mixed 130 171
69.7 SusWrite 99.9 125
28.7% 127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.3 4K Read 16.6 28.2
4.7 4K Write 45.7 95.7
6.7 4K Mixed 17.6 34.6
71.9% 26.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 DQ Read 106 187
35.1 DQ Write 134 197
6.06 DQ Mixed 84.1 160
73.5% 108 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 93 98 97 112 109 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 126
Write 119
Mixed 127
SusWrite 103
27% 119 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 61.7
4K Mixed 22.9
92% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 25.6
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 26
31% 52.2 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 116 120 117 117 116 MB/s
41.1% Average
Read 107
Write 202
Mixed 142
SusWrite 119
32% 143 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 24.1
86% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 25.1
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 32.5
34% 52.9 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 100 109 112 104 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 102
Write 176
Mixed 158
SusWrite 108
31% 136 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 20.2
69% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 142
116% 165 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 71 103 60 77 55 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 64
Write 120
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 75.8
20% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 18.7
67% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 116
94% 134 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 64 57 58 59 59 MB/s
29.4% Poor
Read 111
Write 105
Mixed 100
SusWrite 60.8
21% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 6.2
60% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 86.4
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 43.7
48% 79.3 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 105 56 67 90 MB/s
18.4% Very poor
Read 107
Write 83.7
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 83.6
21% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 6.7
30% 7.97 MB/s
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Typical ESA3SF2MAET240GB 240GB Builds (Compare 68 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop 51%
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Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-16G5

CPU
Core i7-2670QMIntel  $200Bench 56%, 51,169 samples18x
Core i7-2630QMIntel  $199Bench 55%, 39,605 samples14x
Core i5-2410MIntel  $160Bench 48%, 46,742 samples11x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples41x
GeForce GT 555MNvidiaBench 4%, 4,170 samples13x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples6x
SSD
ESA3SF2MAET240GB 240GBBench 39%, 24 samples1x
RAM
M2S4G64CB8HD5N-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 46%, 571 samples19x
M2S4G64CB8HG5N-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 45%, 1,309 samples8x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $200

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