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240GB 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 56.1% (840th of 1072)

Based on 72 user benchmarks.  Model: Xstar SSD 240GB
Poor: 29%Average: 56.1% Great: 83%

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Average average bench

The Xstar 240GB 240GB averaged 43.9% 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 Random Read Speed 24.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 408MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Xstar 240GB 240GB is 54.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Xstar 240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 152MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)
Rank 84056.1%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 408 490
187 Write 323 411
17.2 Mixed 206 363
38.4 SusWrite 152 350
60.6% 272 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 24.2 35.3
6.84 4K Write 48.3 105
0.2 4K Mixed 15.8 44.5
82.5% 29.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.4 DQ Read 125 215
9.3 DQ Write 166 315
0.2 DQ Mixed 43 182
61.1% 111 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0512A_H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 323 330 331 331 328 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 331
Write 326
Mixed 239
SusWrite 329
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 38.3
139% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 196
146% 193 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2111XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 56 45 96 101 104 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 473
Write 404
Mixed 364
SusWrite 86.4
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 22.8
102% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 40.1
82% 161 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1102A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 7.7 92 6.6 3.7 13 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 349
Write 329
Mixed 283
SusWrite 20.9
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 21.7
123% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 75.5
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 7.1
55% 121 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1124A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 58 7.1 109 4 6.9 MB/s
30.8% Below average
Read 482
Write 390
Mixed 9
SusWrite 71.8
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.3
27% 7 MB/s
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Typical 240GB 240GB Builds (Compare 4,769 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
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Motherboard: Intel B75

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,011x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples741x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples709x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples434x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples411x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples385x
SSD
240GB 240GBXstarBench 56%, 72 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples551x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples216x
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples140x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $356

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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