Average Bench: 76.1% (553rd of 1072)

Based on 3 user benchmarks.  Model: Pioneer APS-SL2-24
Poor: 57%Average: 76.1% Great: 106%

Good average bench

The Pioneer APS-SL2-24 240GB averaged 23.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Pioneer APS-SL2-24 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 132MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.9MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 175MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 196MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)
Min Avg Max
408 Read 446 489
61 Write 196 437
130 Mixed 222 385
9.3 SusWrite 175 450
57.4% 260 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.5 4K Read 37.9 44.3
37.4 4K Write 59.9 89.2
29.7 4K Mixed 34.6 43
134% 44.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
142 DQ Read 165 185
46.5 DQ Write 140 288
70.8 DQ Mixed 132 234
104% 146 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S501V1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 445 460 463 458 466 MB/s
Read 489
Write 437
Mixed 385
SusWrite 450
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 43
161% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 234
173% 222 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S501V1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 62 58 58 64 MB/s
Read 442
Write 89.8
Mixed 130
SusWrite 64.6
39% 181 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 31.1
127% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 46.5
DQ Mixed 70.8
62% 95.2 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S501V1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 11 7.4 20 9.3 4.8 MB/s
Read 408
Write 61
Mixed 150
SusWrite 9.3
34% 157 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 29.7
112% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 86.5
DQ Mixed 89.8
79% 121 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,736,971 SSDs tested

Typical APS-SL2-24 240GB Builds (Compare 337 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $206

Popular APS-SL2-24 240GB compatible motherboards:

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