SSD 240GB

SSD 240GB
BENCHMARKS (38,401)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -33%Read -9%, Write -41%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -88%Peak Score -12%Read -3%, Write -8%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment -133%User Rating -14%, Market Share -253%Nice To Haves -25%DQ Read -1%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -50%, ADQ Read -36%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -66%, Age -28%, AS-SSD Total -5%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 75.5% (567^th of 1072)

Based on 38,401 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 45%Average: 75.5% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The SSD 240GB averaged 24.5% 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 157MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.1MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB is 50.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 288MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 38,401 samples)

Rank 56775.5%

Min	Avg	Max
295	Read 420	492
104	Write 288	450
143	Mixed 317	396
51.3	SusWrite 158	405
66% 296 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11	4K Read 31.1	40.3
20.1	4K Write 69.8	95.8
7.91	4K Mixed 31.7	42.3
125% 44.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
86.2	DQ Read 240	363
36.4	DQ Write 258	344
13.7	DQ Mixed 157	221
143% 218 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 4 mins ago.

35GB free

Firmware: SBFM21.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 242 235 241 240 238 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 348

Mixed 330

SusWrite 246

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 92.2

4K Mixed 29.4

131% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 149

137% 205 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFMT1.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 461 458 455 469 473 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 269

Mixed 365

SusWrite 410

83% 367 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 14.5

111% 41.1 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 28.2

DQ Mixed 20.2

37% 78.7 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

43GB free

Firmware: SBFMBB.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 89 67 35 34 34 MB/s

73.3% Very good

Write 411

Mixed 382

SusWrite 91.7

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 66.6

4K Mixed 36.6

127% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 200

161% 227 MB/s

IND-User, 20 hrs ago.

104GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 135 73 81 90 75 MB/s

56.1% Above average

Write 187

Mixed 308

SusWrite 120

58% 262 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 37.1

4K Mixed 23.7

85% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 203

DQ Write 39.7

DQ Mixed 113

85% 119 MB/s

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	3,595x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,695x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	1,083x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,285x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	981x

SSD
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 38,401 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	425x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 240GB

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