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CD253GJ 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 61.2% (183rd of 1014)

Based on 33 user benchmarks.  Model: CLOVER CD253GJ
Poor: 48%Average: 61.2% Great: 73%

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Above average average bench

The Clover CD253GJ 250GB averaged 38.8% 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 Random Mixed IO Speed 0.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.51MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Clover CD253GJ 250GB is 25.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Clover CD253GJ 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 96.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)
Rank 18361.2%
Min Avg Max
30.9 Read 107 161
24.1 Write 96.7 139
38.3 Mixed 65.8 118
69.3 SusWrite 103 137
68.4% 93.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.62 0.7
1 4K Write 2.51 3.3
0.3 4K Mixed 0.9 1.2
173% 1.35 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
232GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 129 133 130 132 131 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 161
Write 32.3
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 129
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
182% 1.23 MB/s
199GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 127 125 132 132 MB/s
69.9% Good
Read 114
Write 83.2
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 130
73% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
190% 1.63 MB/s
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 120 120 134 113 80 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 122
Write 118
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 112
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
31GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 101 104 105 MB/s
58.3% Above average
Read 99.7
Write 107
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 103
69% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.47 MB/s
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 65 80 106 114 118 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 106
Write 130
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 93.8
73% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.6 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 89 76 97 97 95 MB/s
53.5% Above average
Read 102
Write 101
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 84.6
65% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.13 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 56 61 65 102 114 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 104
Write 121
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 76.9
68% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
139% 0.8 MB/s
192GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 79 84 96 72 MB/s
33.6% Below average
Read 30.9
Write 60
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 85.5
45% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 1.27 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,358,447 HDDs tested

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Typical CD253GJ 250GB Builds (Compare 3,841 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: MSI H310M PRO-M2 PLUS (MS-7C08)

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,538x
Core i3-9100FIntel  $135Bench 80%, 34,310 samples509x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples418x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples493x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples397x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples301x
SSD
SSDPEKNW256G8 256GBIntelBench 119%, 1,046 samples158x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples111x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $50Bench 45%, 156,194 samples86x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples338x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples212x
CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 12,037 samples123x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $422

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