Imation

2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530

2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530
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Effective Speed -43%Effective Speed -43%Average Score -59%Read -8%, Write -90%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -64%, SusWrite -188%Peak Score -51%Read -8%, Write -26%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -59%, SusWrite -185%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read -20%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -51%, ADQ Read -35%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -57%, Age 58%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 68.8% (687^th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks. Model: imation 2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530

Poor: 52%Average: 68.8% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Imation 2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530 averaged 31.1% 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 166MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.2MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Imation 2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530 is 26.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Imation 2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 103MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 213MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)

Rank 68768.8%

Min	Avg	Max
399	Read 425	467
114	Write 213	386
301	Mixed 337	368
67	SusWrite 103	136
59.9% 270 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.7	4K Read 30.2	34.9
17.2	4K Write 61.2	86.2
3.6	4K Mixed 27.4	36.7
113% 39.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
123	DQ Read 241	305
55.3	DQ Write 264	328
12.3	DQ Mixed 166	219
149% 224 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

KOR-User, 2 years ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 116 97 98 94 95 MB/s

78.8% Very good

Write 255

Mixed 318

SusWrite 136

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 78

4K Mixed 36.7

135% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 254

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 197

169% 246 MB/s

KOR-User, 4 years ago.

106GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 164 102 100 102 102 MB/s

77.1% Very good

Write 162

Mixed 356

SusWrite 127

59% 266 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 86.2

4K Mixed 31

127% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 219

191% 283 MB/s

KOR-User, 11 months ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 129 64 76 73 82 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 258

Mixed 354

SusWrite 106

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 66.6

4K Mixed 30.4

119% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 213

189% 282 MB/s

KOR-User, 3 years ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 37 101 50 66 59 MB/s

63.7% Good

Write 132

Mixed 342

SusWrite 67

52% 236 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 66

4K Mixed 26.8

121% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 55.3

DQ Mixed 12.3

48% 114 MB/s

KOR-User, 2 years ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 55 35 96 39 73 MB/s

53.3% Above average

Write 206

Mixed 301

SusWrite 79.1

55% 246 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 31.8

4K Mixed 23.6

83% 26.4 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 208

142% 172 MB/s

KOR-User, 13 months ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 105 29 98 46 69 MB/s

52.2% Above average

Write 386

Mixed 368

SusWrite 89.7

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 17.2

4K Mixed 3.6

67% 18.6 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 214

166% 221 MB/s

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Asus H110M-A - $76

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	314x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	182x
Core i5-6400Intel $75Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	145x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	125x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	110x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	85x

SSD
2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530ImationBench 69%, 8 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	25x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	25x

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Value: 35% - Below average

Total price: $442

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Imation

2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530

Average Bench: 68.8% (687^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus H110M-A - $76

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2.5" SATA3 240GB SSD S530

Average Bench: 68.8% (687th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus H110M-A - $76

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Average Bench: 68.8% (687^th of 1072)