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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 98.3% (262nd of 1072)

Based on 437 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD 240GB
Poor: 72%Average: 98.3% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The SSD 240GB 240GB averaged just 1.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD 240GB 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 97.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB 240GB is 41.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 248MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 348MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 437 samples)
Rank 26298.3%
Min Avg Max
365 Read 449 472
286 Write 388 417
256 Mixed 348 375
146 SusWrite 248 320
80.3% 358 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 4K Read 33.8 39.7
58 4K Write 97.5 124
33.5 4K Mixed 47.9 56.9
164% 59.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
220 DQ Read 319 352
153 DQ Write 315 360
63.5 DQ Mixed 106 188
138% 247 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
51GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 338 290 255 280 283 MB/s
97.7% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 405
Mixed 358
SusWrite 304
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 43.8
151% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 99.8
138% 254 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 295 296 290 292 290 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 400
Mixed 362
SusWrite 311
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 38.1
125% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 104
143% 262 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 294 295 298 297 288 MB/s
87.7% Excellent
Read 445
Write 290
Mixed 259
SusWrite 294
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 34.9
129% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 193
169% 248 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 290 195 200 204 267 MB/s
86% Excellent
Read 452
Write 414
Mixed 365
SusWrite 249
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 36.7
123% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 101
137% 251 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 236 217 152 141 136 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 414
Write 272
Mixed 242
SusWrite 183
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 36.9
138% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 188
164% 241 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 138 106 79 69 70 MB/s
37% Below average
Read 306
Write 199
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 109
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 11
4K Mixed 9.6
39% 11.5 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 47
DQ Mixed 88.7
79% 125 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,695,811 SSDs tested

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Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Pro4 - $107

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,056x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples758x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples643x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples423x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples361x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples304x
SSD
240GB 240GBSSDBench 98%, 437 samples1x
RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples102x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $448

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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