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SSD2042A 240GB

SSD2042A 240GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -36%Read -14%, Write -34%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -82%, SusWrite -38%Peak Score -15%Read -3%, Write -13%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -41%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -62%, ADQ Read -59%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -158%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 71.4% (643^rd of 1072)

Based on 302 user benchmarks. Model: 2-Power SSD2042A 240GB

Poor: 47%Average: 71.4% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The 2-power SSD2042A 240GB averaged 28.6% 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 101MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2-power SSD2042A 240GB is 44%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 2-power SSD2042A 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 215MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 302MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 302 samples)

Rank 64371.4%

Min	Avg	Max
284	Read 402	491
103	Write 302	428
109	Mixed 302	389
60.7	SusWrite 215	391
68.3% 305 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.7	4K Read 26	38.7
29.1	4K Write 64.7	97.3
8.73	4K Mixed 24.7	40.4
105% 38.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
70.8	DQ Read 205	322
62	DQ Write 256	330
14.8	DQ Mixed 101	205
112% 187 MB/s

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

POL-User, 28 days ago.

103GB free

Firmware: SAFM13.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 167 221 184 220 220 MB/s

91.6% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 363

SusWrite 208

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 84.1

4K Mixed 39.1

141% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 190

185% 294 MB/s

POL-User, 27 days ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM91.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 212 214 212 209 206 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 281

Mixed 236

SusWrite 219

58% 257 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 63.5

4K Mixed 28.1

112% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 165

153% 234 MB/s

EST-User, 2 months ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0611A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 150 6.8 147 133 79 MB/s

69.5% Good

Write 384

Mixed 358

SusWrite 128

73% 325 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 86

4K Mixed 25

111% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 39

89% 180 MB/s

SVK-User, 1 month ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 212 23 38 37 37 MB/s

38.2% Below average

Write 356

Mixed 61.9

SusWrite 101

52% 237 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 23.1

4K Mixed 0.2

42% 14.3 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 60.1

DQ Mixed 1.1

23% 56.4 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

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System: HP Pro 3500 Series

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	308x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	161x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	91x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	223x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	109x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	62x

SSD
SSD2042A 240GB2-powerBench 71%, 302 samples	1x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 7,230 samples	61x
HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 3,903 samples	23x
16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 1,663 samples	19x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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