Average Bench: 88.3% (357th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: ALERTSEAL SSD 240GB
Poor: 52%Average: 88.3% Great: 130%

Very good average bench

The Alertseal 240GB 240GB averaged just 11.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Alertseal 240GB 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.7MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Alertseal 240GB 240GB is 78.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Alertseal 240GB 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 285MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 353MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Min Avg Max
290 Read 447 517
14 Write 381 473
6 Mixed 353 459
128 SusWrite 285 468
82.2% 366 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 31.7 45.5
13.5 4K Write 71.3 119
1.2 4K Mixed 39.7 63.7
137% 47.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.4 DQ Read 233 388
19 DQ Write 244 356
1.3 DQ Mixed 87.7 136
108% 188 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0712B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 393 240 97 97 64 MB/s
Read 460
Write 402
Mixed 369
SusWrite 214
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 27.4
130% 49.2 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 40
84% 164 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0712B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 321 337 350 350 351 MB/s
Read 392
Write 335
Mixed 314
SusWrite 334
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 19.6
93% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 89
DQ Mixed 22.4
27% 45.3 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0712B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 171 19 16 43 18 MB/s
Read 372
Write 313
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 78.1
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 9.4
4K Mixed 1.3
35% 9.9 MB/s
DQ Read 22.7
DQ Write 86.3
DQ Mixed 1.2
16% 36.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,715,286 SSDs tested

Typical 240GB 240GB Builds (Compare 2,753 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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