Geil

ZENITH-A3 240GB

ZENITH-A3 240GB
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +3% Read 8%, Write 5%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite 28%Peak Score +2% Read 2%, Write -4%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -20%DQ Read -26%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -41%, Age 20%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 102% (246^th of 1071)

Based on 36 user benchmarks. Model: GeIL ZENITH-A3 240GB

Poor: 78%Average: 102% Great: 115%

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Outstanding average bench

The Geil ZENITH-A3 240GB averaged 2.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Geil ZENITH-A3 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 185MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil ZENITH-A3 240GB is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Geil ZENITH-A3 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 334MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 380MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)

Rank 246102%

Min	Avg	Max
428	Read 493	519
260	Write 424	466
80.3	Mixed 334	481
251	SusWrite 380	460
91.5% 408 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 32.5	40.3
45.4	4K Write 85.6	117
20.8	4K Mixed 43.4	56.4
150% 53.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.9	DQ Read 269	291
23.6	DQ Write 277	315
60.4	DQ Mixed 185	205
163% 244 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IRN-User, 13 months ago.

109GB free

Firmware: GAJ1501

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 440 421 461 462 462 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 349

SusWrite 448

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 94.6

4K Mixed 50

170% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 203

179% 267 MB/s

IRN-User, 16 months ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GAJ1501

SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 431 456 467 464 339 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 461

Mixed 337

SusWrite 432

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 36.9

4K Write 94.5

4K Mixed 50

170% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 202

179% 267 MB/s

IRN-User, 7 months ago.

91GB free

Firmware: GAJ1501

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 440 449 461 462 461 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 346

SusWrite 453

100% 443 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 85.5

4K Mixed 48.8

162% 56.8 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 203

179% 265 MB/s

IRN-User, 13 months ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GAJ1501

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 419 441 312 452 466 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 340

SusWrite 418

97% 433 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 93.7

4K Mixed 49.8

169% 60 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 202

179% 266 MB/s

IRN-User, 14 months ago.

222GB free

Firmware: GAJ1501

SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 435 435 440 436 431 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 323

SusWrite 436

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 73.1

4K Mixed 42.8

143% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 201

175% 260 MB/s

IRN-User, 9 months ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 501

SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 299 351 431 332 334 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 343

SusWrite 365

92% 410 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 62

4K Mixed 39.1

127% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 201

176% 262 MB/s

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 129%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS (WI-FI)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,303x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	617x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	585x

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RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	466x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	381x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	356x

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ZENITH-A3 240GBGeilBench 102%, 36 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	152x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples	116x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	106x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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

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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) $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

Geil

ZENITH-A3 240GB

Average Bench: 102% (246^th of 1071)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS (WI-FI)

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ZENITH-A3 240GB

Average Bench: 102% (246th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 102% (246^th of 1071)