DGM

SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB

SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB
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Effective Speed -29%Effective Speed -29%Average Score -50%Read 5%, Write 0%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -85%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite -194%Peak Score -55%Read 2%, Write -6%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite -280%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -66%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -29%, DQ Mixed -20%, ADQ Read -118%, ADQ Write -105%, ADQ Mixed -237%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 76.3% (547^th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks. Model: DGM SSD120GB S3-120A

Poor: 67%Average: 76.3% Great: 95%

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Dell OptiPlex 7010 (1)

Good average bench

The DGM SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the DGM SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 77.3MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the DGM SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB is 27.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the DGM SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 101MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 150MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)

Rank 54776.3%

Min	Avg	Max
388	Read 478	517
362	Write 406	458
232	Mixed 419	483
100	SusWrite 101	102
78.4% 351 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18	4K Read 26.2	33.8
27.2	4K Write 47.3	77
13.6	4K Mixed 27.9	45.4
100% 33.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.03	DQ Read 150	354
32.7	DQ Write 141	278
2.67	DQ Mixed 77.3	275
76.6% 123 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IDN-User, 4 years ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 64 64 63 53 59 MB/s

79.1% Very good

Write 422

Mixed 381

SusWrite 101

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 75.6

4K Mixed 42.1

142% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 275

204% 273 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 years ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 71 65 65 65 65 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 378

Mixed 377

SusWrite 100

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 77

4K Mixed 30.1

127% 46.1 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 269

200% 270 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 years ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1217A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 63 64 65 62 69 MB/s

67.2% Good

Write 391

Mixed 384

SusWrite 102

75% 338 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 33.3

4K Mixed 27.7

92% 28.9 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 135

146% 247 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,915x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,538x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,609x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,188x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
SSD120GB S3-120A 120GBDGMBench 76%, 14 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

Popular SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB compatible motherboards:

Dell OptiPlex 7010 (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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

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SSD120GB S3-120A 120GB

Average Bench: 76.3% (547^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 76.3% (547th of 1072)

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