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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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Average Bench: 75.6% (477th of 1003)

Based on 8,502 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD
Poor: 45%Average: 75.6% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The SSD 240GB averaged 24.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 161MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB is 51.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 292MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,502 samples)
Rank 47775.6%
Min Avg Max
298 Read 421 495
116 Write 292 457
131 Mixed 301 372
68.9 SusWrite 153 350
65.1% 292 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.46 4K Read 30.5 38.8
28.8 4K Write 73 99.3
14.9 4K Mixed 32.3 42.2
126% 45.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
65.8 DQ Read 239 347
31.4 DQ Write 254 345
20.9 DQ Mixed 161 218
145% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 121 149 64 56 99 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 432
Write 303
Mixed 323
SusWrite 97
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 40.3
142% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 203
173% 251 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 117 130 79 106 95 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 476
Write 316
Mixed 320
SusWrite 124
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 31.9
126% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 187
168% 254 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 78 63 92 97 59 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 303
Write 138
Mixed 278
SusWrite 82.1
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 34.7
130% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 190
168% 251 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 97 54 99 94 71 MB/s
66.3% Good
Read 474
Write 174
Mixed 186
SusWrite 86.9
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 13.7
106% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 101
119% 211 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 67%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 65%
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Motherboard: Asrock AB350 Pro4 - $88

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $105Bench 81%, 177,263 samples5,021x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 85%, 105,987 samples1,408x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $142Bench 87%, 77,187 samples1,222x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples2,102x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $145Bench 38%, 364,011 samples1,344x
RX 580AMD  $180Bench 70%, 230,174 samples1,259x
SSD
SSD 240GBBench 76%, 8,502 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 87%, 230,653 samples684x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 88%, 62,591 samples326x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 15,859 samples278x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $511

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Intel Core i7-8700K $350Nvidia GTX 1070 $400Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
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