ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB

ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -19%Read 4%, Write -26%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -3%Peak Score -9%Read 2%, Write -15%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite 6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -56%DQ Read -31%, DQ Write -25%, DQ Mixed -61%, ADQ Read -79%, ADQ Write -83%, ADQ Mixed -130%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -24%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 81.8% (458^th of 1072)

Based on 162 user benchmarks. Model: ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB

Poor: 64%Average: 81.8% Great: 103%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 113MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB is 39.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 287MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 182MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 162 samples)

Rank 45881.8%

Min	Avg	Max
372	Read 476	519
242	Write 321	423
227	Mixed 313	460
152	SusWrite 287	409
78% 349 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17	4K Read 25.3	33.3
42.5	4K Write 74.4	109
17.2	4K Mixed 32.4	45.9
119% 44 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.2	DQ Read 182	280
17.5	DQ Write 158	287
15.6	DQ Mixed 113	206
100% 151 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

TUR-User, 4 months ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1126F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 412 405 431 430 427 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 226

Mixed 247

SusWrite 421

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 84.8

4K Mixed 43.9

146% 52.8 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 204

167% 239 MB/s

TUR-User, 4 months ago.

161GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1126F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 342 381 384 402 385 MB/s

92.7% Outstanding

Write 351

Mixed 300

SusWrite 358

82% 363 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 78

4K Mixed 38.6

133% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 243

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 199

168% 243 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 months ago.

138GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 271 270 270 269 269 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 269

Mixed 280

SusWrite 269

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 37.5

128% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 279

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 180

158% 235 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 months ago.

176GB free

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 267 267 265 264 264 MB/s

83% Excellent

Write 254

Mixed 264

SusWrite 265

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 79.1

4K Mixed 38.5

132% 48.1 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 82.7

DQ Mixed 181

133% 181 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 months ago.

220GB free

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 258 256 261 261 258 MB/s

80.2% Excellent

Write 261

Mixed 259

SusWrite 255

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 71.6

4K Mixed 38.2

127% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 45.4

DQ Mixed 180

127% 168 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 months ago.

220GB free

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 250 257 235 252 252 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 270

Mixed 268

SusWrite 249

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 71.7

4K Mixed 36.3

125% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 33.3

DQ Mixed 182

127% 166 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 months ago.

148GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 226 252 271 270 270 MB/s

77.6% Very good

Write 134

Mixed 148

SusWrite 255

47% 209 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 67.6

4K Mixed 36.1

123% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 249

DQ Mixed 181

158% 237 MB/s

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Typical ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB Builds (Compare 5,623 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	1,408x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,167x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	1,075x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	375x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	367x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	302x

SSD
ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GBBench 82%, 162 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	105x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $336

Popular ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB compatible motherboards:

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB

Average Bench: 81.8% (458^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

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ESA3SMD2HTGB240GB 240GB

Average Bench: 81.8% (458th of 1072)

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