P3-240 240GB

P3-240 240GB
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Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -52%Read -11%, Write -59%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -77%, SusWrite -135%Peak Score -8%Read 0%, Write -12%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -42%DQ Read -18%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read -83%, ADQ Write -38%, ADQ Mixed -132%, Age -5%, AS-SSD Total -15%

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Average Bench: 67.1% (716^th of 1072)

Based on 93 user benchmarks. Model: P3-240

Poor: 42%Average: 67.1% Great: 94%

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Above average average bench

The P3-240 240GB averaged 32.9% 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 112MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the P3-240 240GB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the P3-240 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 126MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 255MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 93 samples)

Rank 71667.1%

Min	Avg	Max
303	Read 412	509
52.1	Write 255	434
96.9	Mixed 296	451
30.8	SusWrite 126	382
60.7% 273 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.1	4K Read 25.9	42
22.3	4K Write 67.3	102
2.84	4K Mixed 25.5	46.4
107% 39.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.6	DQ Read 178	311
22.6	DQ Write 209	312
7.38	DQ Mixed 112	260
107% 166 MB/s

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

VNM-User, 13 months ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.09.20

SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 49 22 73 116 6.9 MB/s

68.2% Good

Write 200

Mixed 266

SusWrite 74

50% 228 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 81

4K Mixed 30.2

122% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 162

151% 231 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 months ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 43 2.5 38 3.4 46 MB/s

18.6% Very poor

Write 215

Mixed 122

SusWrite 36.8

37% 167 MB/s

4K Read 0.3

4K Write 8.4

4K Mixed 1.2

6% 3.3 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 17.4

DQ Mixed 33.7

32% 52.1 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 days ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 8.5 40 6.3 57 6.5 MB/s

17.3% Very poor

Write 258

Mixed 240

SusWrite 24.6

49% 222 MB/s

4K Read 0.2

4K Write 6.7

4K Mixed 0.4

4% 2.43 MB/s

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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System: Dell Latitude E6420

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	1,061x
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	306x
Core i7-2640MIntelBench 54%, 12,152 samples	194x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1,632x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	355x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	149x

SSD
P3-240 240GBBench 67%, 93 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	76x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples	73x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	64x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $34

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P3-240 240GB

Average Bench: 67.1% (716^th of 1072)

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