D2CSTK251M11-0240 240GB

D2CSTK251M11-0240 240GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -42%Read -21%, Write -58%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -46%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite -36%Peak Score -28%Read -5%, Write -55%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite -29%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -27%DQ Read -21%, DQ Write -37%, DQ Mixed -24%, ADQ Read -30%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed -37%, Age -10%, AS-SSD Total -27%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 71.5% (639^th of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks. Model: D2CSTK251M11-0240

Poor: 52%Average: 71.5% Great: 85%

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Good average bench

The D2CSTK251M11-0240 240GB averaged 28.4% 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 190MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the D2CSTK251M11-0240 240GB is 33.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the D2CSTK251M11-0240 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 218MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 256MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)

Rank 63971.5%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 379	484
172	Write 256	312
229	Mixed 278	374
147	SusWrite 218	301
63.2% 283 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.9	4K Read 24.3	32.6
28.5	4K Write 60	101
10.1	4K Mixed 28.1	40.6
105% 37.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.9	DQ Read 251	304
41.6	DQ Write 227	261
61.2	DQ Mixed 190	267
156% 223 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 231 214 235 230 233 MB/s

71.8% Very good

Write 293

Mixed 304

SusWrite 236

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 49.6

4K Mixed 25.4

92% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 289

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 178

161% 244 MB/s

USA-User, 8 months ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 266 271 273 278 278 MB/s

70.8% Very good

Write 260

Mixed 270

SusWrite 272

66% 295 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 48.1

4K Mixed 25.2

87% 30.8 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 244

DQ Mixed 267

202% 271 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

32GB free

Firmware: 2.22

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 222 175 216 214 217 MB/s

70% Very good

Write 281

Mixed 256

SusWrite 210

62% 279 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 63.9

4K Mixed 28.5

106% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 252

181% 231 MB/s

DOM-User, 6 months ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 229 215 220 205 193 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 246

Mixed 229

SusWrite 203

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 61.6

4K Mixed 32.4

114% 40.1 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 133

119% 179 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,930x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,555x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,613x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,193x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	986x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	936x

SSD
D2CSTK251M11-0240 240GBBench 72%, 18 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

D2CSTK251M11-0240 240GB

Average Bench: 71.5% (639^th of 1072)

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