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SU635 240GB

SU635 240GB
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MKT (0%)
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$156

Effective Speed -706%Effective Speed -706%Average Score -826%Read -889%, Write -1,375%, 4K Read -228%, 4K Write -218%, Mixed -1,097%, 4K Mixed -306%, SusWrite -1,671%Peak Score -797%Read -1,076%, Write -1,342%, 4K Read -352%, 4K Write -244%, Mixed -1,091%, 4K Mixed -392%, SusWrite -1,083%Value & Sentiment -601%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,594%, Price 895%, Value -667%Nice To Haves -811%DQ Read -1,042%, DQ Write -496%, DQ Mixed -854%, ADQ Read -1,374%, ADQ Write -594%, ADQ Mixed -1,148%, Age -254%, AS-SSD Total -723%

Average Bench: 67.6% (714^th of 1080)

Based on 12,702 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SU635

Poor: 32%Average: 67.6% Great: 97%

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Above average average bench

The Adata SU635 240GB averaged 32.4% 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 119MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.1MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SU635 240GB is 65.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata SU635 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 116MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,702 samples)

Rank 71467.6%

Min	Avg	Max
338	Read 424	504
25.8	Write 316	446
19.5	Mixed 270	392
23.9	SusWrite 178	387
66.2% 297 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.5	4K Read 27.1	42.5
7.75	4K Write 65.2	110
0.4	4K Mixed 27.2	44.5
110% 39.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
65.6	DQ Read 116	203
14.8	DQ Write 181	319
0.4	DQ Mixed 119	220
98.5% 139 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

170GB free

Firmware: V8X01c87

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 372 369 378 380 373 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 304

Mixed 278

SusWrite 374

74% 327 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 65

4K Mixed 28.1

102% 37.9 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 218

DQ Mixed 186

138% 180 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N181017a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 23 18 16 51 23 MB/s

71% Very good

Write 411

Mixed 381

SusWrite 37.4

73% 329 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 70.9

4K Mixed 38.2

141% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 85.7

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 124

96% 128 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

167GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V8X04c12

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 81 49 151 90 68 MB/s

59.7% Above average

Write 315

Mixed 283

SusWrite 102

58% 257 MB/s

4K Read 22.7

4K Write 59.5

4K Mixed 30

104% 37.4 MB/s

DQ Read 164

DQ Write 195

DQ Mixed 181

136% 180 MB/s

GEO-User, 4 days ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N181017a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 56 5.6 7 9.6 22 MB/s

56.1% Above average

Write 341

Mixed 74.6

SusWrite 22.7

48% 219 MB/s

4K Read 37.3

4K Write 39.4

4K Mixed 27.6

113% 34.8 MB/s

DQ Read 87.8

DQ Write 44.9

DQ Mixed 50.9

42% 61.2 MB/s

USA-User, 11 hrs ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V8X01c87

SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 12 29 21 26 30 MB/s

45% Average

Write 19.4

Mixed 60.8

SusWrite 24.2

34% 164 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 32.6

4K Mixed 14

60% 21.1 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 22.2

DQ Mixed 37.2

37% 61.9 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $2,316Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,098x
Core i7-2600Intel $1,233Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,629x
Core i5-3470Intel $460Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	965x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,158x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $460Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,091x

SSD
SU635 240GBAdata $156Bench 68%, 12,702 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	526x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	383x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	307x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $2,471

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SU635 240GB

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Average Bench: 67.6% (714^th of 1080)