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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

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Average Bench: 73.2% (508th of 1000)

Based on 7,025 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD
Poor: 42%Average: 73.2% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The SSD 240GB averaged 26.7% 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 163MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB is 49.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 281MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,025 samples)
Rank 50873.2%
Min Avg Max
288 Read 423 489
109 Write 281 436
125 Mixed 298 364
68.6 SusWrite 139 229
63.5% 285 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.05 4K Read 29.6 39
18.9 4K Write 69.5 96.9
11.9 4K Mixed 30.9 41
121% 43.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
77.2 DQ Read 237 320
33.3 DQ Write 256 341
20 DQ Mixed 163 219
146% 219 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
82GB free
Firmware: SBFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 136 165 137 137 137 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 460
Write 175
Mixed 330
SusWrite 167
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 41
153% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 208
178% 259 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 92 94 94 93 94 MB/s
84.8% Excellent
Read 461
Write 311
Mixed 332
SusWrite 128
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 37.5
150% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 212
181% 263 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 103 104 101 148 99 MB/s
78.8% Very good
Read 220
Write 111
Mixed 344
SusWrite 154
47% 207 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 40.4
155% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 223
188% 273 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 70 168 65 72 86 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 426
Write 242
Mixed 312
SusWrite 91.1
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 31.8
120% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 175
142% 200 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 111 38 19 38 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 384
Write 126
Mixed 262
SusWrite 112
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 26.6
96% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 199
171% 249 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 1.2 1.4 69 1.1 1.2 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 442
Write 258
Mixed 153
SusWrite 18.6
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 31.8
67% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 23.1
44% 94.2 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 - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $108Bench 82%, 165,555 samples4,593x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $162Bench 85%, 90,328 samples1,293x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $147Bench 87%, 56,786 samples1,137x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $208Bench 70%, 570,243 samples1,953x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $145Bench 38%, 354,124 samples1,247x
RX 580AMD  $168Bench 70%, 184,543 samples1,095x
SSD
SSD 240GBBench 73%, 7,025 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $90Bench 86%, 166,861 samples627x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $86Bench 91%, 51,870 samples305x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GBCorsair  $63Bench 86%, 14,665 samples272x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $485

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Intel Core i7-8700K $356Nvidia GTX 1070 $314Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $92
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $108Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $208Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $99
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