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AdataASP550SS3-120GM-C
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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

Effective Speed 
+13%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 25,458 user samples
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3,401 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% 246GB free
Worst Bench: 50% 86GB free (System drive)
Poor: 50% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 715th / 1072
22,057 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% 78GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 51% 62GB free (System drive)
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 564th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		67.1 % 75.6 % Faster effective speed.
+13%
Average Score 
+33%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		375 MB/s 460 MB/s Faster read speed.
+23%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		141 MB/s 351 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+149%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		28.1 MB/s +0% 28 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		74.5 MB/s 76.6 MB/s +3%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		191 MB/s 328 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+72%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		32.9 MB/s 36.5 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+11%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		117 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+29% 		91 MB/s
Peak Score 
+38%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		429 MB/s 510 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+19%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		158 MB/s 416 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+163%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		35.3 MB/s 39.3 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+11%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		113 MB/s 114 MB/s +1%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		206 MB/s 386 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+87%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		42 MB/s 49.5 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+18%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		134 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+31% 		102 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.03 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 52 % +4%
Nice To Haves 
+65%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months 103 Months More recent.
+17%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		191 MB/s 333 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+74%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		151 MB/s 329 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+118%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		688 Pts 1,134 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+65%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		162 MB/s 259 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+60%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		173 MB/s 269 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+55%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		135 MB/s 251 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+86%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		136 MB/s 196 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+44%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 120GB
User Builds 
3,401
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