Average Bench: 61.9% (778th of 1072)

Based on 1,980 user benchmarks.  Model: APS-SL3N-240

Above average average bench

The APS-SL3N-240 240GB averaged 38.0% 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 98.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.3MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the APS-SL3N-240 240GB is 64.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the APS-SL3N-240 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 123MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 239MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,980 samples)
Min Avg Max
313 Read 425 496
28.4 Write 296 434
10 Mixed 239 391
16.8 SusWrite 123 380
60.2% 271 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.68 4K Read 28.3 42.7
4.59 4K Write 53.7 104
0.3 4K Mixed 22.9 43.2
101% 35 MB/s
Min Avg Max
54.4 DQ Read 166 302
8.07 DQ Write 190 333
0.7 DQ Mixed 98.1 208
95.9% 151 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 100 74 58 96 59 MB/s
Read 475
Write 399
Mixed 356
SusWrite 110
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 34.5
135% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 80.4
DQ Mixed 79.8
84% 144 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 220 24 60 30 45 MB/s
Read 439
Write 430
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 64.3
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.3
33% 8.17 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 68 42 30 21 33 MB/s
Read 464
Write 276
Mixed 87.6
SusWrite 37.2
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.3
3% 1.57 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,721,059 SSDs tested

Typical APS-SL3N-240 240GB Builds (Compare 619 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-R

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $285

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