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OCZ ARC100-25SAT3-120G

ARC 100 120GB

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Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3. Flash Memory: Toshiba A19nm MLC.

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Average Bench: 76.1% (299th of 921)

Based on 2,132 user benchmarks.  Models: OCZ-ARC100, OCZ-ARC1 00, OCZ-ARC1 OCZ-ARC100
Poor: 61%Average: 76.1% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The OCZ ARC 100 120GB averaged 23.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ ARC 100 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ ARC 100 120GB is 31.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ ARC 100 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 157MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 42.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,132 samples)
Rank 29976.1%
Min Avg Max
353 Read 433 458
283 Write 361 383
275 Mixed 381 411
87.3% 392 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 22.9 28.5
39.4 4K Write 78.5 120
10.5 4K Mixed 17.2 23.8
98.3% 39.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.7 DQ Read 157 304
51.5 DQ Write 197 341
10.6 DQ Mixed 42.2 73.2
69.3% 132 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
20GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
93.8% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 375
Mixed 407
92% 413 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 24.5
130% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 69
122% 237 MB/s
70GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
79.7% Very good
Read 456
Write 372
Mixed 407
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 23.1
102% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 73
85% 147 MB/s
14GB free
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T
68.2% Good
Read 449
Write 319
Mixed 325
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 9.46
85% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 23
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 45.1
66% 116 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 6,471,072 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $60 @ launch in Aug '14
AmazonUS $8215 months
OutletPCUS $8815 months
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Typical ARC 100 120GB Builds (Compare 14,922 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 51%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) - $102

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $109Bench 57%, 115,734 samples5,966x
FX-6300AMD  $72Bench 48%, 85,082 samples2,988x
FX-8320AMD  $106Bench 51%, 45,938 samples1,734x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $200Bench 40%, 123,465 samples1,335x
GTX 970Nvidia  $370Bench 64%, 246,752 samples1,240x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 72%, 246,054 samples1,146x
SSD
ARC 100 120GBOCZ  $82Bench 76%, 2,132 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 30,386 samples962x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 50%, 14,837 samples541x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 16,885 samples285x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $493

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Controller: Indilinx Barefoot 3. Flash Memory: Toshiba A19nm MLC.

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Great cheap SSD and does what it needs to. I love mine.

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