Intel SSDSC2CT240A3

330 Series 240GB

330 Series 240GB
BENCHMARKS (1,960)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -32%Effective Speed -32%Average Score -43%Read -24%, Write -89%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -49%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite -75%Peak Score -43%Read -17%, Write -92%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -58%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -72%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read -21%, DQ Write -54%, DQ Mixed -40%, ADQ Read -24%, ADQ Write -51%, ADQ Mixed -30%, Age -30%, AS-SSD Total -30%

Average Bench: 74.4% (586^th of 1072)

Based on 1,960 user benchmarks. Models: INTEL SSDSC2CT240A3, INTEL SS DSC2CT240A3

Poor: 53%Average: 74.4% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The Intel 330 Series 240GB averaged 25.6% 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 200MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 330 Series 240GB is 38.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel 330 Series 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 169MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 215MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,960 samples)

Rank 58674.4%

Min	Avg	Max
300	Read 370	433
142	Write 215	253
189	Mixed 241	268
113	SusWrite 169	225
55.4% 249 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.4	4K Read 28.4	35.7
31.7	4K Write 79	117
19.6	4K Mixed 33.6	43
128% 47 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
158	DQ Read 264	303
84	DQ Write 191	233
74.4	DQ Mixed 200	236
157% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 16 days ago.

36GB free

Firmware: 300i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 181 195 190 196 194 MB/s

89.9% Excellent

Write 242

Mixed 263

SusWrite 186

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 42.2

165% 62.8 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 215

DQ Mixed 224

176% 247 MB/s

USA-User, 16 days ago.

36GB free

Firmware: 300i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 192 173 147 145 200 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 237

Mixed 258

SusWrite 168

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 41

163% 62.3 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 217

174% 246 MB/s

FRA-User, 26 days ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 300i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 183 181 175 177 177 MB/s

84.4% Excellent

Write 226

Mixed 252

SusWrite 176

56% 249 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 40.6

161% 62.6 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 205

DQ Mixed 213

168% 235 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

223GB free

Firmware: 300i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 242 243 249 248 246 MB/s

77.8% Very good

Write 249

Mixed 250

SusWrite 237

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 63.7

4K Mixed 30.4

113% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 226

DQ Mixed 218

175% 248 MB/s

NZL-User, 25 days ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 300i

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 135 138 127 133 134 MB/s

71.9% Very good

Write 186

Mixed 229

SusWrite 137

51% 229 MB/s

4K Read 26.7

4K Write 79.2

4K Mixed 36.1

129% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 248

DQ Write 158

DQ Mixed 198

149% 202 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,019x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,563x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	930x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,138x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,038x

SSD
330 Series 240GBIntelBench 74%, 1,960 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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

Intel SSDSC2CT240A3

330 Series 240GB

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