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Adata ASP550SS3-240GM-C

Premier SP550 240GB

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 78.5% (511th of 1072)

Based on 29,295 user benchmarks.  Models: ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550, ADAT SP550
Poor: 56%Average: 78.5% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 240GB averaged 21.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata Premier SP550 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 210MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 240GB is 35.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata Premier SP550 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 344MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29,295 samples)
Rank 51178.5%
Min Avg Max
359 Read 458 506
55.9 Write 356 454
133 Mixed 344 404
68.8 SusWrite 91.3 119
69.7% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.2 4K Read 28.7 33.9
31.8 4K Write 79 110
22.2 4K Mixed 39.7 49.1
136% 49.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
195 DQ Read 287 340
67.1 DQ Write 270 339
71 DQ Mixed 210 253
176% 256 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
83GB free
Firmware: O1203AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 55 54 54 54 54 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 506
Write 446
Mixed 401
SusWrite 88.3
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 46.2
158% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 244
204% 292 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 76 86 84 65 67 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 482
Write 411
Mixed 368
SusWrite 106
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 41.4
134% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 256
180% 232 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,871,562 SSDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $60 @ launch in Sep '15
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Typical Premier SP550 240GB Builds (Compare 2,831 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,123x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples550x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples360x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples342x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples230x
SSD
Premier SP550 240GBAdata  $74Bench 79%, 29,295 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $730

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Official site www.adata.com/...

Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC

Faster and bigger, your superior upgrade solution...

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

5 years ago.

if corrupted , website offers a tool to fix it for free unlike sandisk products

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Good

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Really fast SSD for a good price.

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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