Ripjaws

S3 240GB

S3 240GB
BENCHMARKS (42)
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -38%Read 4%, Write 2%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite -167%Peak Score -40%Read 3%, Write -5%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -228%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read -7%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -26%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age 30%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 76.1% (553^rd of 1072)

Based on 42 user benchmarks. Model: Ripjaws S3 240GB

Poor: 57%Average: 76.1% Great: 93%

Good average bench

The Ripjaws S3 240GB averaged 23.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ripjaws S3 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 173MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ripjaws S3 240GB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Ripjaws S3 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 353MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)

Rank 55376.1%

Min	Avg	Max
158	Read 477	520
139	Write 413	464
87.1	Mixed 353	484
95.9	SusWrite 111	118
75.6% 339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.7	4K Read 25.2	30.9
19	4K Write 71.3	116
10.1	4K Mixed 30.6	48.2
115% 42.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.1	DQ Read 259	342
63.4	DQ Write 258	344
16.3	DQ Mixed 173	256
153% 230 MB/s

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

GBR-User, 2 years ago.

100GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 100 77 81 79 80 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 378

SusWrite 111

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 46.9

167% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 342

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 256

211% 303 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 years ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 121 78 80 80 80 MB/s

91.7% Outstanding

Write 405

Mixed 366

SusWrite 109

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 46

162% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 250

210% 304 MB/s

MYS-User, 3 years ago.

132GB free

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 80 80 79 80 80 MB/s

91.4% Outstanding

Write 354

Mixed 399

SusWrite 118

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 45.1

158% 59.8 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 244

206% 300 MB/s

MYS-User, 3 years ago.

132GB free

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 80 80 79 79 80 MB/s

84.2% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 378

SusWrite 118

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 79.4

4K Mixed 40.1

135% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 340

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 246

208% 303 MB/s

CRI-User, 3 years ago.

220GB free

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 82 78 78 78 78 MB/s

61.6% Good

Write 386

Mixed 87.1

SusWrite 113

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 38.6

4K Mixed 26.7

86% 28.7 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 97.2

102% 168 MB/s

BRN-User, 17 months ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 111 76 67 75 64 MB/s

58.1% Above average

Write 139

Mixed 328

SusWrite 104

52% 233 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 60.2

4K Mixed 11.6

78% 30.9 MB/s

DQ Read 339

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 250

210% 304 MB/s

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