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240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 52.1% (879th of 1072)

Based on 15 user benchmarks.  Model: kingstek 240G
Poor: 37%Average: 52.1% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The Kingstek 240G 240GB averaged 47.8% 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 77.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingstek 240G 240GB is 32.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingstek 240G 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 150MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 180MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15 samples)
Rank 87952.1%
Min Avg Max
295 Read 326 440
107 Write 185 367
110 Mixed 180 358
31.6 SusWrite 150 353
46.7% 210 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.2 4K Read 16.7 25.3
2.5 4K Write 69.3 105
2.1 4K Mixed 13.2 35.1
79% 33.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
84.9 DQ Read 139 321
125 DQ Write 190 312
30.8 DQ Mixed 77.5 248
82.8% 135 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0520AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 71 55 53 54 54 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 440
Write 367
Mixed 358
SusWrite 82
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 35.1
116% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 248
202% 288 MB/s
206GB free
Firmware: 20150818
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 151 153 158 158 157 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 302
Write 145
Mixed 132
SusWrite 150
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 8.9
71% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 61.1
70% 119 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: 20150818
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 149 151 147 157 154 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 301
Write 150
Mixed 141
SusWrite 149
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 9.2
68% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 58.7
66% 111 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150818
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 73 3.5 3.7 4.5 3.7 MB/s
39.2% Below average
Read 312
Write 107
Mixed 131
SusWrite 31.6
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 9.7
68% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 95.2
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 52
56% 92.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,735,921 SSDs tested

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Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 48%
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Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300E7C

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples348x
Core i3-3110MIntel  $70Bench 48%, 34,445 samples152x
Core i3-2328MIntelBench 47%, 7,778 samples93x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples501x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples247x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples200x
SSD
240G 240GBKingstekBench 52%, 15 samples1x
RAM
AM1U16BC4P2-B19C 1x4GBAdataBench 30%, 1,080 samples71x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 5,119 samples24x
M471B5273EB0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 3,287 samples23x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $52

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