Iridium

PRO 240GB

PRO 240GB
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -29%Read -2%, Write -27%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -78%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -14%Read 2%, Write -18%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -42%DQ Read -12%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -102%, ADQ Read -37%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -153%, Age -4%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 78.6% (509^th of 1072)

Based on 68 user benchmarks. Model: IRIDIUM PRO

Poor: 55%Average: 78.6% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The Iridium PRO 240GB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Iridium PRO 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 103MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Iridium PRO 240GB is 47.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Iridium PRO 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 252MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 318MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)

Rank 50978.6%

Min	Avg	Max
305	Read 450	519
113	Write 320	412
158	Mixed 318	450
120	SusWrite 252	403
74.9% 335 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.7	4K Read 24.3	30.3
27	4K Write 70.6	121
10.9	4K Mixed 25.3	38.2
106% 40 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.3	DQ Read 239	328
63.1	DQ Write 238	360
11.1	DQ Mixed 103	164
114% 193 MB/s

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

POL-User, 15 months ago.

106GB free

Firmware: SAFM01.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 466 465 472 456 468 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 460

Mixed 367

SusWrite 447

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 86.5

4K Mixed 39.5

146% 52.9 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 201

188% 290 MB/s

POL-User, 16 months ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM01.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 124 134 130 138 138 MB/s

60.1% Good

Write 146

Mixed 231

SusWrite 142

47% 210 MB/s

4K Read 17.7

4K Write 50.8

4K Mixed 23.6

84% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 313

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 160

154% 243 MB/s

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asrock H77 Pro4-M

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	36x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	28x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	15x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x

SSD
PRO 240GBIridiumBench 79%, 68 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	6x
PSD38G13332 1x8GBPatriotBench 26%, 879 samples	4x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	4x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $497

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Iridium

PRO 240GB

Average Bench: 78.6% (509^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 78.6% (509th of 1072)

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