Magix Alpha EVO 240GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD Alpha EVO with 240GB (ALPHAEVO240GB) from the brand Magix.

Performance score 
641
Price/GB
n/a
Read
520 MB/s
Write
500 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Alpha EVO
Manufacturer Magix  
Model number ALPHAEVO240GB
Capacity 240 GB (224 GiB)
pSLC cache 75 GB approx.
Read speed 520 MB/s
Write speed 500 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 120 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller n/a

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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
98 %
Write speed
91 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Magix SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 641 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
509.17 MB/s
420.76 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
27.32 MB/s
72.14 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
161.63 MB/s
157.67 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.079 ms
0.229 ms
Score
240
272
Total score 
641

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 06 October 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
909.11 MB/s
1.18 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,184.56 MB/s
1.19 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,585.82 MB/s
0.87 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 520 MB/s and 500 MB/s) the Magix SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
541.79
440.94
SEQ1M
Q1T1
532.49
421.09
RND4K
Q32T16
155.15
170.56
RND4K
Q1T1
29.19
77.60

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
516.70
420.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
507.80
401.60
RND4K
Q32T16
37,877.70
41,641.40
RND4K
Q1T1
7,125.50
18,944.60

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,448.60
18,957.80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,968.72
2,448.36
RND4K
Q32T16
13,488.50
12,268.00
RND4K
Q1T1
140.22
52.68

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 75 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 482 MB/s and written at 79 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the Magix SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Magix SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Magix SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Magix Alpha EVO 240GB


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