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240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 56.8% (833rd of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Model: MD300 240G
Poor: 51%Average: 56.8% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The Md300 240G 240GB averaged 43.1% 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 Write Speed 65.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 424MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Md300 240G 240GB is just 15.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Md300 240G 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 6.18MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 83356.8%
Min Avg Max
331 Read 424 467
209 Write 238 259
139 Mixed 252 328
228 SusWrite 238 263
64.2% 288 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.22 4K Read 16.4 21.2
7.78 4K Write 65.8 104
2.3 4K Mixed 6.18 11.8
67.5% 29.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 DQ Read 124 188
43.8 DQ Write 171 243
13.4 DQ Mixed 39.1 68.2
59.8% 111 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
123GB free
Firmware: 20151027
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 264 264 263 262 262 MB/s
66.3% Good
Read 331
Write 252
Mixed 139
SusWrite 263
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 11.8
100% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 64.9
85% 149 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20151027
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 232 248 235 249 243 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 450
Write 214
Mixed 188
SusWrite 236
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 11.1
88% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 94.6
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 57.8
70% 119 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20151027
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 221 235 241 240 239 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 437
Write 228
Mixed 168
SusWrite 228
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 9.9
79% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 66.2
85% 148 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20151027
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 240 187 256 253 252 MB/s
58.3% Above average
Read 438
Write 234
Mixed 188
SusWrite 235
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 10.4
62% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 65.5
84% 146 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20151027
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 222 232 219 243 246 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 379
Write 232
Mixed 196
SusWrite 232
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 9.7
70% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 68.2
85% 147 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20151027
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 227 245 241 241 244 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 411
Write 228
Mixed 193
SusWrite 234
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 9
54% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 63.3
80% 138 MB/s
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Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,409x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,167x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,075x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples375x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples367x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples304x
SSD
240G 240GBMd300Bench 57%, 17 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $336

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