Average Bench: 68.5% (695th of 1072)

Based on 80 user benchmarks.  Model: TCSUNBOW M3 240GB

Above average average bench

The Tcsunbow M3 240GB averaged 31.5% 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 Random Read Speed 23.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 226MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Tcsunbow M3 240GB is 62.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Tcsunbow M3 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 237MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 257MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 80 samples)
Min Avg Max
334 Read 433 506
206 Write 352 448
27 Mixed 257 473
75.3 SusWrite 237 397
71.5% 320 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 23.2 32.3
11.5 4K Write 56.9 95.7
1 4K Mixed 19.1 45.4
89.7% 33.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.8 DQ Read 191 388
16.7 DQ Write 226 344
0.5 DQ Mixed 63.3 162
88% 160 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 297 228 167 136 130 MB/s
Read 418
Write 393
Mixed 340
SusWrite 220
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 21.1
80% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 102
143% 262 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFCBBT3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 282 314 326 324 323 MB/s
Read 334
Write 345
Mixed 311
SusWrite 314
74% 326 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 23.7
83% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 151
115% 157 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: S0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 349 37 50 39 49 MB/s
Read 493
Write 429
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 140
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 0.5
46% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 1.4
35% 84.5 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,713,297 SSDs tested

Typical M3 240GB Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 23496L6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $199

Popular M3 240GB systems:

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