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BR-240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 67.4% (709th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: BR-240G
Poor: 37%Average: 67.4% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The BR-240G 240GB averaged 32.6% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 100MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the BR-240G 240GB is 44%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the BR-240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 242MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 70967.4%
Min Avg Max
257 Read 426 503
150 Write 304 452
19.2 Mixed 242 391
71.2 SusWrite 117 262
60.4% 272 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 4K Read 30.6 41.6
13.2 4K Write 62.6 128
1.4 4K Mixed 22.9 40.9
109% 38.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.9 DQ Read 201 311
13.6 DQ Write 226 323
14.2 DQ Mixed 100 220
107% 175 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 240 77 77 76 75 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 420
Write 274
Mixed 311
SusWrite 148
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 34.2
136% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 195
168% 245 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 177 58 99 61 61 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 450
Write 267
Mixed 345
SusWrite 113
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 32.6
131% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 192
171% 255 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 194 67 68 67 67 MB/s
75.5% Very good
Read 437
Write 228
Mixed 335
SusWrite 116
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 31.7
124% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 193
174% 260 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 141 118 62 57 66 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 322
Write 267
Mixed 315
SusWrite 101
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 32
132% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 27.3
87% 188 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 177 65 67 54 66 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 463
Write 314
Mixed 325
SusWrite 95.4
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 13.2
4K Mixed 15.5
75% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 193
169% 247 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0509A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 275 42 30 37 36 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 464
Write 385
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 131
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 16.1
73% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 13.6
DQ Mixed 14.2
29% 63.7 MB/s
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Typical BR-240G 240GB Builds (Compare 2,326 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $91Bench 64%, 234,266 samples556x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples394x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples284x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples367x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples360x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples153x
SSD
BR-240G 240GBBench 67%, 16 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples44x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples33x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $378

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