SSD 240GB

SSD 240GB
BENCHMARKS (27,363)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -39%Effective Speed -39%Average Score -41%Read -12%, Write -42%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -34%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite -101%Peak Score -15%Read -2%, Write -6%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment -63%User Rating -13%, Market Share -112%Nice To Haves -32%DQ Read -16%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -50%, ADQ Read -44%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -73%, Age -44%, AS-SSD Total -11%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 71.5% (626^th of 1058)

Based on 27,363 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 37%Average: 71.5% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The SSD 240GB averaged 28.4% 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 152MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB is 57.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 151MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 288MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 27,363 samples)

Rank 62671.5%

Min	Avg	Max
289	Read 413	495
104	Write 288	457
101	Mixed 299	389
52.6	SusWrite 151	355
64.2% 288 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 28.9	39.2
15.2	4K Write 65.2	93.8
1.4	4K Mixed 29.6	41.8
116% 41.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
63.7	DQ Read 224	317
19.9	DQ Write 244	351
15.1	DQ Mixed 152	220
137% 206 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

157GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFMKB.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 415 416 424 358 23 MB/s

89.6% Excellent

Write 414

Mixed 343

SusWrite 341

85% 378 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 36

136% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 134

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 134

132% 203 MB/s

USA-User, 43 mins ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 124 44 59 82 58 MB/s

84.1% Excellent

Write 287

Mixed 341

SusWrite 96.7

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 38.9

4K Write 82.1

4K Mixed 40.8

155% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 203

174% 253 MB/s

USA-User, 36 mins ago.

45GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 239 100 100 100 102 MB/s

73.7% Very good

Write 186

Mixed 290

SusWrite 138

55% 245 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 65.6

4K Mixed 36.9

136% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 178

DQ Write 221

DQ Mixed 172

137% 190 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 $185Bench 76%, 620,722 samples	14,223x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $219Bench 84%, 804,714 samples	10,239x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $193Bench 79%, 282,656 samples	4,586x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 679,891 samples	6,495x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 46%, 342,433 samples	4,829x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 220,032 samples	4,025x

SSD
SSD 240GBBench 72%, 27,363 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	3,666x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	2,696x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples	1,912x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $554

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Intel Core i5-11400F $173	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $316	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 240GB

Average Bench: 71.5% (626^th of 1058)

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