SSD 240GB

SSD 240GB
BENCHMARKS (19,995)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -32%Effective Speed -32%Average Score -37%Read -10%, Write -44%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite -112%Peak Score -14%Read -2%, Write -11%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -15%Value & Sentiment -95%User Rating -44%, Market Share -146%Nice To Haves -28%DQ Read -15%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -48%, ADQ Read -36%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -63%, Age -31%, AS-SSD Total -11%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 74.4% (544^th of 1034)

Based on 19,995 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 46%Average: 74.4% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The SSD 240GB averaged 25.5% 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 157MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB is 46.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 141MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 285MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 19,995 samples)

Rank 54474.4%

Min	Avg	Max
300	Read 416	491
107	Write 285	436
112	Mixed 299	377
55	SusWrite 141	341
63.6% 285 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.4	4K Read 30.5	39.5
26.7	4K Write 71.4	97.2
12.9	4K Mixed 32.3	41.4
126% 44.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
119	DQ Read 237	318
25.8	DQ Write 256	347
16.1	DQ Mixed 157	214
143% 217 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

133GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFMBB.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 438 444 63 254 70 MB/s

94.4% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 381

SusWrite 284

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 90.4

4K Mixed 43.3

156% 56.1 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 208

178% 259 MB/s

USA-User, 30 mins ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFMBB.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 48 265 128 200 89 MB/s

78.3% Very good

Write 340

Mixed 363

SusWrite 192

72% 319 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 40.3

142% 49.7 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 186

DQ Mixed 156

121% 164 MB/s

TUR-User, 21 mins ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFMJ1.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 376 101 36 37 37 MB/s

77% Very good

Write 376

Mixed 359

SusWrite 159

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 70.5

4K Mixed 35.6

127% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 240

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 192

172% 258 MB/s

USA-User, 29 mins ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM11.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 153 136 134 135 134 MB/s

72.1% Very good

Write 348

Mixed 320

SusWrite 181

72% 324 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 48.2

4K Mixed 26.9

99% 33.5 MB/s

DQ Read 265

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 210

180% 262 MB/s

TUR-User, 19 mins ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 5.8 68 26 17 30 MB/s

4.02% Terrible

Write 286

Mixed 10

SusWrite 24.9

20% 88.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.3

4K Write 7.1

4K Mixed 0.2

4% 2.53 MB/s

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $139Bench 78%, 457,932 samples	7,903x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $205Bench 84%, 493,608 samples	5,914x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $170Bench 80%, 207,776 samples	2,545x

GPU
RX 580AMD $170Bench 57%, 528,464 samples	3,907x
RX 570AMD $140Bench 49%, 256,094 samples	2,887x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $230Bench 70%, 107,759 samples	2,146x

SSD
SSD 240GBBench 74%, 19,995 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $66Bench 86%, 298,754 samples	1,848x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 83%, 388,993 samples	1,631x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 86%, 164,493 samples	1,071x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $448

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $193	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $66	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

SSD 240GB

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