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APS-SL2 Series 240GB

APS-SL2 Series 240GB
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Effective Speed -66%Effective Speed -66%Average Score -85%Read -6%, Write -55%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -60%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -346%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -53%Read -5%, Write -20%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -53%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -267%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -391%DQ Read -138%, DQ Write -67%, DQ Mixed -1,118%, ADQ Read -199%, ADQ Write -114%, ADQ Mixed -1,440%, Age 27%, AS-SSD Total -77%

Average Bench: 59.2% (811^th of 1072)

Based on 137 user benchmarks. Model: PIONEER APS-SL2 Series

Poor: 38%Average: 59.2% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The Pioneer APS-SL2 Series 240GB averaged 40.8% 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 22.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 430MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pioneer APS-SL2 Series 240GB is 41.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Pioneer APS-SL2 Series 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 16.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 10.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 137 samples)

Rank 81159.2%

Min	Avg	Max
343	Read 430	481
84	Write 261	403
116	Mixed 247	442
89.8	SusWrite 235	407
65.4% 293 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 22.4	32.5
24.6	4K Write 54.8	79.9
4.25	4K Mixed 10.1	15.9
75.8% 29.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.5	DQ Read 109	154
44.7	DQ Write 135	215
3.97	DQ Mixed 16.9	27.2
41.9% 86.8 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MYS-User, 7 months ago.

223GB free

Firmware: V3.12

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 226 226 228 229 230 MB/s

58.9% Above average

Write 231

Mixed 164

SusWrite 224

59% 268 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 64.1

4K Mixed 10.2

78% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 115

DQ Write 98

DQ Mixed 14.4

36% 75.8 MB/s

THA-User, 1 month ago.

223GB free

Firmware: V3.35

SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 141 141 140 141 141 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 138

Mixed 161

SusWrite 133

48% 218 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 66.7

4K Mixed 16.5

92% 35.5 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 95.4

DQ Mixed 25

42% 82.9 MB/s

MYS-User, 1 month ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V3.29

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 117 60 61 61 61 MB/s

55.6% Above average

Write 316

Mixed 304

SusWrite 91.2

65% 294 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 54.4

4K Mixed 13.7

84% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 25.8

57% 113 MB/s

IDN-User, 7 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V3.29

SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 115 62 63 64 62 MB/s

46.9% Average

Write 276

Mixed 265

SusWrite 91.1

56% 254 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 45.1

4K Mixed 10.5

66% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 22.7

55% 111 MB/s

MYS-User, 5 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V3.24

SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 101 135 155 127 77 MB/s

40.5% Average

Write 212

Mixed 174

SusWrite 111

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 14.1

4K Write 36.3

4K Mixed 7.1

50% 19.2 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 98.1

DQ Mixed 14.8

35% 73.7 MB/s

IRQ-User, 3 months ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V3.12

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 84 147 53 91 38 MB/s

34.9% Below average

Write 179

Mixed 174

SusWrite 91.6

44% 198 MB/s

4K Read 12.2

4K Write 25.8

4K Mixed 5.3

39% 14.4 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 90.4

DQ Mixed 11.6

32% 69.5 MB/s

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Typical APS-SL2 Series 240GB Builds (Compare 16,513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,232x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
APS-SL2 Series 240GBPioneerBench 59%, 137 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $489

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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
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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

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APS-SL2 Series 240GB

Average Bench: 59.2% (811^th of 1072)

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