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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 59.2% (810th of 1072)

Based on 4,995 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD 120GB
Poor: 35%Average: 59.2% Great: 81%

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Average average bench

The SSD 120GB 120GB averaged 40.7% 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 Random Read Speed 25MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 203MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB 120GB is 46.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 164MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 114MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,995 samples)
Rank 81059.2%
Min Avg Max
297 Read 419 499
107 Write 298 423
29.7 Mixed 253 384
43.6 SusWrite 164 344
63.1% 283 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 4K Read 25 37
11.7 4K Write 57 98.8
0.7 4K Mixed 15 35
87.4% 32.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
55.4 DQ Read 114 203
24.9 DQ Write 203 327
0.5 DQ Mixed 42.9 178
65.3% 120 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
110GB free
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 355 366 380 373 314 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 496
Write 380
Mixed 340
SusWrite 352
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 13.2
114% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 16.4
62% 132 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0625A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 151 182 175 169 123 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 452
Write 359
Mixed 330
SusWrite 162
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 18.2
92% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 30.3
72% 146 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1125A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 110 96 63 36 46 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 490
Write 315
Mixed 348
SusWrite 71.5
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 23.1
106% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 35.6
66% 127 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS1A30Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 291 66 37 50 39 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 452
Write 310
Mixed 312
SusWrite 131
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 10.5
90% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 12.9
59% 128 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0524A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 337 70 36 45 36 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 385
Write 334
Mixed 251
SusWrite 146
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 0.4
79% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 85.6
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 4.9
54% 122 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2227P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 27 42 32 16 14 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 432
Write 324
Mixed 310
SusWrite 38
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 9.2
80% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 0.5
30% 71.1 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples1,963x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples997x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples989x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,004x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples705x
SSD
120GB 120GBSSDBench 59%, 4,995 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples597x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples584x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples242x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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