Dataram

S420 240GB SSD

S420 240GB SSD
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Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -30%Read -9%, Write -12%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -49%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -106%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score -23%Read -5%, Write -9%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -112%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -229%DQ Read -98%, DQ Write -57%, DQ Mixed -786%, ADQ Read -135%, ADQ Write -44%, ADQ Mixed -701%, Age 48%, AS-SSD Total -55%

Average Bench: 73.3% (605^th of 1074)

Based on 38 user benchmarks. Model: DATARAM S420 240GB SSD

Poor: 56%Average: 73.3% Great: 92%

Popular builds with this SSD

HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF (2)

Good average bench

The Dataram S420 240GB SSD averaged 26.6% 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 Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dataram S420 240GB SSD is 36.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Dataram S420 240GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 32.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 139MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)

Rank 60573.3%

Min	Avg	Max
299	Read 419	481
257	Write 363	443
210	Mixed 305	371
111	SusWrite 307	447
78.2% 348 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.3	4K Read 28.9	37.5
4.4	4K Write 58.6	103
4.2	4K Mixed 21.9	27.5
103% 36.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1	DQ Read 139	185
75.5	DQ Write 200	228
1.7	DQ Mixed 32.5	37.4
62.9% 124 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V4.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 431 425 436 430 425 MB/s

86% Excellent

Write 394

Mixed 341

SusWrite 429

92% 409 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 63.7

4K Mixed 21.8

108% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 216

DQ Mixed 36.7

73% 146 MB/s

USA-User, 14 months ago.

174GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V4.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 388 413 432 431 434 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 422

Mixed 355

SusWrite 406

92% 410 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 24.8

109% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 223

DQ Mixed 35.7

72% 142 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V4.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 267 340 402 355 387 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 391

Mixed 318

SusWrite 355

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 63.7

4K Mixed 20.3

97% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 183

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 33.8

69% 140 MB/s

USA-User, 9 months ago.

128GB free

Firmware: R102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 152 108 109 108 109 MB/s

72.2% Very good

Write 175

Mixed 314

SusWrite 165

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 75.7

4K Mixed 25.1

122% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 221

DQ Mixed 34.6

67% 131 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

111GB free

Firmware: R102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 130 107 108 107 105 MB/s

72.1% Very good

Write 393

Mixed 308

SusWrite 160

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 25.8

123% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 34.2

67% 131 MB/s

GBR-User, 11 days ago.

221GB free

Firmware: V4.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 140 140 144 143 142 MB/s

65.8% Good

Write 402

Mixed 356

SusWrite 163

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 40.4

4K Mixed 21.9

100% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 115

DQ Mixed 32.9

56% 111 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 months ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V4.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 73 47 38 39 45 MB/s

57% Above average

Write 423

Mixed 362

SusWrite 85.6

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 35.8

4K Write 30.4

4K Mixed 20

96% 28.7 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 32.3

DQ Mixed 25.4

40% 81.8 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	2,472x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,468x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	799x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	1,926x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples	727x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	490x

SSD
S420 240GB SSDDataramBench 73%, 38 samples	1x

RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	65x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	57x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

Popular S420 240GB SSD systems:

HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF (2)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Dataram

S420 240GB SSD

Average Bench: 73.3% (605^th of 1074)

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S420 240GB SSD

Average Bench: 73.3% (605th of 1074)

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Average Bench: 73.3% (605^th of 1074)