Gainward

BA0240A 240GB

BA0240A 240GB
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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -32%Read -10%, Write -7%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write -72%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite -0%Peak Score -17%Read -0%, Write -0%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -37%DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -71%, ADQ Read -61%, ADQ Write -52%, ADQ Mixed -130%, Age 38%, AS-SSD Total -10%

Average Bench: 72.9% (615^th of 1071)

Based on 9 user benchmarks. Model: GAINWARD BA0240A

Poor: 30%Average: 72.9% Great: 100%

Popular builds with this SSD

NEC PC-MK24TGFCD (1)

Good average bench

The Gainward BA0240A 240GB averaged 27.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 113MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gainward BA0240A 240GB is 70%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gainward BA0240A 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 296MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 309MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)

Rank 61572.9%

Min	Avg	Max
286	Read 415	505
267	Write 379	484
222	Mixed 309	383
79.7	SusWrite 296	460
78.6% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.3	4K Read 23.1	30.8
24.9	4K Write 50.8	86.3
8	4K Mixed 26.3	39.8
95.6% 33.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.8	DQ Read 203	348
30.1	DQ Write 190	334
21.5	DQ Mixed 113	194
108% 168 MB/s

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

VNM-User, 10 months ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM02.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 444 441 467 474 467 MB/s

99.2% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 361

SusWrite 448

100% 442 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 67.7

4K Mixed 35.3

125% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 194

179% 274 MB/s

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Typical BA0240A 240GB Builds (Compare 2 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

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Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

System: NEC PC-MK24TGFCD

CPU
Core i5-2430MIntel $53Bench 50%, 41,461 samples	2x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	2x

SSD
BA0240A 240GBGainwardBench 73%, 9 samples	2x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	1x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	1x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $53

Popular BA0240A 240GB systems:

NEC PC-MK24TGFCD (1)

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Gainward

BA0240A 240GB

Average Bench: 72.9% (615^th of 1071)

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Very poor consistency

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BA0240A 240GB

Average Bench: 72.9% (615th of 1071)

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Good average bench

Strengths

Very poor consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

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System: NEC PC-MK24TGFCD

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Average Bench: 72.9% (615^th of 1071)