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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2012.

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Effective Speed 
+11%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 87% 47GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 21GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 593rd / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		74.1 % 81.9 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Average Score 
+19%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		366 MB/s 394 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+8%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		192 MB/s 308 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+60%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		30.2 MB/s +1% 29.9 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		80.4 MB/s 84.5 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+5%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		229 MB/s 265 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+16%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		38.1 MB/s +1% 37.6 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		142 MB/s 205 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+44%
Peak Score 
+21%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		438 MB/s 463 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+6%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		225 MB/s 362 MB/s Much faster peak write speed.
+61%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		37.4 MB/s +3% 36.4 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		111 MB/s 116 MB/s +5%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		262 MB/s 311 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+19%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		48.1 MB/s +4% 46.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		170 MB/s 277 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+63%
Value & Sentiment 
+26%
Market Share
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 54.2 % +2%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 0.05 % Much higher market share.
+63%
Price
Price (score) 		$100 92.5 USD Slightly cheaper.
+8%
Value
Value For Money 		5.52 % 7.16 % Better value.
+30%
Nice To Haves 
+24%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		248 MB/s 305 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+23%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		216 MB/s 297 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+37%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		202 MB/s 224 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+11%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		203 MB/s 260 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+28%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		175 MB/s 240 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+37%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		161 MB/s 188 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+17%
Age
Newest 		144 Months 125 Months More recent.
+15%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		851 Pts 1,043 Pts Stronger server IO.
+23%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB   —
Conclusion 
Average Bench 74.1%
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