SSD 240GB

SSD 240GB
BENCHMARKS (37,418)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -32%Effective Speed -32%Average Score -33%Read -10%, Write -38%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite -87%Peak Score -11%Read -2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment -40%User Rating -13%, Market Share -67%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read -0%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -43%, ADQ Read -38%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -68%, Age -38%, AS-SSD Total -4%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 75% (559^th of 1058)

Based on 37,418 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 39%Average: 75% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The SSD 240GB averaged 25.0% 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 155MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB is 58.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 159MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 294MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 37,418 samples)

Rank 55975%

Min	Avg	Max
301	Read 417	498
105	Write 294	450
108	Mixed 309	406
50.3	SusWrite 159	387
65.8% 295 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.43	4K Read 30.2	40.2
22.2	4K Write 70.2	98.6
10.3	4K Mixed 32.1	45.1
124% 44.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
52.3	DQ Read 235	366
36.2	DQ Write 249	349
16.8	DQ Mixed 155	231
140% 213 MB/s

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

118GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 218 84 82 83 82 MB/s

82.8% Excellent

Write 350

Mixed 370

SusWrite 144

71% 319 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 39.4

145% 50.9 MB/s

DQ Read 277

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 205

179% 264 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

98GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 168 82 81 80 80 MB/s

68.3% Good

Write 270

Mixed 353

SusWrite 147

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 51.2

4K Mixed 24.3

93% 32.8 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 196

173% 257 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $246Bench 77%, 720,163 samples	18,187x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $280Bench 82%, 1,038,752 samples	13,338x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $206Bench 79%, 319,365 samples	5,815x

GPU
RX 580AMD $260Bench 54%, 809,717 samples	8,027x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 47%, 435,326 samples	6,049x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 70%, 316,750 samples	5,025x

SSD
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 37,418 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 553,560 samples	4,694x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 83%, 561,752 samples	3,360x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $65Bench 84%, 247,343 samples	2,319x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $639

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $295	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-12400F $184	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i5-11600K $245	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 240GB

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