SSD 240GB

SSD 240GB
BENCHMARKS (40,955)
MKT (0.2%)
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(1)

Effective Speed -31%Effective Speed -31%Average Score -31%Read -11%, Write -34%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -75%Peak Score -8%Read -2%, Write -6%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment -24%User Rating -13%, Market Share -36%Nice To Haves -27%DQ Read -9%, DQ Write -0%, DQ Mixed -41%, ADQ Read -44%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -66%, Age -34%, AS-SSD Total -7%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 73.4% (587^th of 1058)

Based on 40,955 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 36%Average: 73.4% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The SSD 240GB averaged 26.6% 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 150MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.7MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 240GB is 64.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 161MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 298MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 40,955 samples)

Rank 58773.4%

Min	Avg	Max
233	Read 412	497
108	Write 298	458
87.4	Mixed 303	394
55.1	SusWrite 161	413
65.5% 293 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1	4K Read 29.7	40
15.5	4K Write 68	99.5
5.95	4K Mixed 30.8	44.5
121% 42.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
57.9	DQ Read 228	336
22.8	DQ Write 245	352
17.2	DQ Mixed 150	225
137% 208 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

108GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 138 87 87 88 87 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 168

Mixed 376

SusWrite 148

64% 288 MB/s

4K Read 41.4

4K Write 92.3

4K Mixed 42.3

166% 58.7 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 200

176% 260 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

107GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 154 109 107 111 111 MB/s

90% Excellent

Write 290

Mixed 339

SusWrite 171

70% 316 MB/s

4K Read 39.5

4K Write 82

4K Mixed 42.1

157% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 265

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 211

180% 262 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

91GB free

Firmware: SHFM00.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 342 320 331 356 169 MB/s

78.2% Very good

Write 414

Mixed 422

SusWrite 306

88% 389 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 31.1

4K Mixed 31.8

109% 32.4 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 38.3

DQ Mixed 106

103% 173 MB/s

USA-User, 7 mins ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 157 79 108 91 145 MB/s

59.2% Above average

Write 105

Mixed 121

SusWrite 140

38% 174 MB/s

4K Read 24.2

4K Write 52.5

4K Mixed 29.2

102% 35.3 MB/s

DQ Read 93.9

DQ Write 169

DQ Mixed 204

134% 156 MB/s

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Gaming 48%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $156Bench 76%, 790,751 samples	20,588x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $144Bench 81%, 961,699 samples	15,085x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $189Bench 78%, 365,240 samples	6,501x

GPU
RX 580AMD $213Bench 55%, 843,727 samples	8,898x
RX 570AMD $170Bench 46%, 415,950 samples	6,702x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $220Bench 71%, 379,688 samples	5,656x

SSD
SSD 240GBBench 73%, 40,955 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	5,296x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $62Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	3,761x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 305,714 samples	2,619x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $497

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

SSD 240GB

Average Bench: 73.4% (587^th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 73.4% (587th of 1058)

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