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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Memory: Intel Synchronous 20nm MLC

Effective Speed 
+35%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 29,836 user samples
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Best Bench: 94% 38GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 43GB free
Poor: 56% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 236th / 853
2,436 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% 92GB free
Worst Bench: 42% 8GB free
Poor: 42% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 550th / 853
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		76.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+35% 		57.1 % -35%
Average User Bench 
+48%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		471 MB/s +2% 461 MB/s -2%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		310 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+156% 		121 MB/s -156%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		35.8 MB/s Much faster random read.
+51% 		23.7 MB/s -51%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		56.1 MB/s -24% 69.8 MB/s Faster random write.
+24%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		308 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+74% 		177 MB/s -74%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		19 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+32% 		14.4 MB/s -32%
Peak Lab Bench 
+42%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		502 MB/s -0% 504 MB/s +0%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		351 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+156% 		137 MB/s -156%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		45.2 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+37% 		33.1 MB/s -37%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		82.6 MB/s -26% 104 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+26%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		343 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+69% 		203 MB/s -69%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		24.5 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+14% 		21.5 MB/s -14%
Value & Sentiment 
+202%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.76 % Hugely higher market share.
+738% 		0.21 % -738%
Value
Value For Money 		42.9 % Much better value.
+50% 		28.6 % -50%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		63 % Slightly more popular.
+7% 		59 % -7%
Price
Price (score) 		€94 Slightly cheaper.
+13% 		€108 -13%
Nice To Haves 
+58%
Age
Newest 		47 Months -4% 45 Months +4%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		363 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+94% 		187 MB/s -94%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		240 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+76% 		136 MB/s -76%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,060 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+61% 		658 Pts -61%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		68 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+63% 		41.7 MB/s -63%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		187 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+83% 		102 MB/s -83%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		149 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+37% 		109 MB/s -37%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		39.8 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+54% 		25.8 MB/s -54%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 77%
Average Bench 57%
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The 120GB Evo, like its 250GB sibling, features a second level Turbowrite cache (TWC). This 3GB block of high speed SLC memory allows the Evo to write data at 370 MB/s, nearly double its normal rate. When the TWC is full write speeds drop by around 50% but since consumers generally write less than 3GB in a typical write operation, the performance drop will rarely be noticed. On the other hand, in a server environment this sort of performance degradation would be unacceptable. Comparing the 120GB and 250GB Evos shows that they have similar performance profiles. The performance equivalence between the different capacities, coupled with the fact that their prices are almost linear, implies that both capacities represent roughly the same value for money. Within its TWC, the 120GB Evo is capable of chart topping burst IO rates and it sits squarely amongst the best performing 120GB drives. [Aug '14 SSDrivePro]

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At just 5 months old the Intel 530 Series SSD is the newest SSD in the group test. Unfortunately the 530 uses the same basic formula we have seen going back two and a half years. Sporting a Sandforce 2281 controller coupled with 20nm NAND flash the performance profile struggles with incompressible data and predictably favours reads over writes as with all the other Sandforce 2281 drives we have seen. With peak and average sequential read/write speeds of 498/154 and 454/131 MB/s the 120GB Intel 530 lags the group leaders by 50%. Small file 4K peak and average performance clocked in at 34/101 and 26/76 MB/s which is slightly above average for a leading 120GB SSD. There are faster and cheaper alternatives available in the group test. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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