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CT240BX5 (ExtHD)

00SSD1 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 142% (2nd of 639)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: CT240BX5 00SSD1
Poor: 63%Average: 142% Great: 207%

Outstanding average bench

The CT240BX5 00SSD1 240GB averaged 42.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the CT240BX5 00SSD1 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 36.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 20.7MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the CT240BX5 00SSD1 240GB is 144%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the CT240BX5 00SSD1 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 287MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 2142%
Min Avg Max
34.5 Read 287 435
33.5 Write 252 379
12.5 Mixed 216 344
30.1 SusWrite 150 258
296% 226 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.8 4K Read 18.8 31.3
4.4 4K Write 20.7 57.1
0.3 4K Mixed 9.77 18
1,105% 16.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.5 DQ Read 19.2 27.3
7.2 DQ Write 36.7 77.7
4.1 DQ Mixed 15.4 23.1
1,846% 23.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
36GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 159 107 222 83 95 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 317
Write 287
Mixed 251
SusWrite 139
325% 248 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 57.1
4K Mixed 18
2,670% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 27.3
DQ Write 76.4
DQ Mixed 23.1
3,486% 42.3 MB/s
223GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 354 365 364 277 339 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 329
Write 315
Mixed 296
SusWrite 345
439% 321 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 14.4
1,422% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 19.4
DQ Write 26.3
DQ Mixed 15.1
1,480% 20.3 MB/s
95GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 140 38 84 84 17 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 300
Write 231
Mixed 286
SusWrite 98.7
297% 229 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 18.9
4K Mixed 11.5
1,075% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 16.5
1,940% 25.1 MB/s
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