Intel SSDSC2BB120G4

S3500 Series 120GB

S3500 Series 120GB
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Effective Speed -51%Effective Speed -51%Average Score -84%Read -49%, Write -198%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -115%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -128%Peak Score -107%Read -55%, Write -237%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -142%, 4K Mixed -92%, SusWrite -175%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -61%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -149%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read -18%, ADQ Write -112%, ADQ Mixed -45%, Age -26%, AS-SSD Total -52%

Average Bench: 65.1% (741^st of 1072)

Based on 365 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDSC2BB120G4

Poor: 54%Average: 65.1% Great: 73%

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Above average average bench

The Intel S3500 Series 120GB averaged 34.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 180MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.3MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel S3500 Series 120GB is just 18.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel S3500 Series 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 136MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 365 samples)

Rank 74165.1%

Min	Avg	Max
288	Read 306	326
122	Write 136	144
149	Mixed 167	175
99.4	SusWrite 130	141
40.9% 184 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.1	4K Read 28.3	33
44.3	4K Write 78.1	102
22	4K Mixed 26.9	30.4
119% 44.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
201	DQ Read 277	301
114	DQ Write 136	144
31.5	DQ Mixed 180	197
141% 198 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0370

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 135 135 136 136 MB/s

65.4% Good

Write 137

Mixed 174

SusWrite 135

43% 195 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 65.6

4K Mixed 27.4

113% 40.5 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 191

148% 208 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 month ago.

39GB free

Firmware: D2010355

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 137 136 137 137 MB/s

58.6% Above average

Write 134

Mixed 169

SusWrite 136

41% 186 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 69.4

4K Mixed 21.1

94% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 190

148% 208 MB/s

GBR-User, 11 days ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: D2010370

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 127 125 125 124 124 MB/s

56.8% Above average

Write 141

Mixed 166

SusWrite 122

40% 183 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 46.8

4K Mixed 23.6

90% 31.2 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 139

DQ Mixed 196

151% 210 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,920x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,540x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,609x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,190x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
S3500 Series 120GBIntelBench 65%, 365 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Intel SSDSC2BB120G4

S3500 Series 120GB

Average Bench: 65.1% (741^st of 1072)

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S3500 Series 120GB

Average Bench: 65.1% (741st of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Average Bench: 65.1% (741^st of 1072)