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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 53% (873rd of 1072)

Based on 3,247 user benchmarks.  Model: 120GB SSD
Poor: 37%Average: 53% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The 120gb SSD 120GB averaged 47.0% 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 23MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 120gb SSD 120GB is 43.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 120gb SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 112MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,247 samples)
Rank 87353%
Min Avg Max
323 Read 424 475
66.8 Write 264 389
57.8 Mixed 233 333
56.6 SusWrite 112 288
57.2% 258 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 23 32.5
17.5 4K Write 58.2 86.6
5.87 4K Mixed 11.8 30.4
80.7% 31 MB/s
Min Avg Max
70.6 DQ Read 102 191
33.1 DQ Write 168 276
11.2 DQ Mixed 25.5 105
50.3% 98.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: S1206A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 375 385 387 378 389 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 484
Write 388
Mixed 385
SusWrite 361
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 24.5
110% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 41.6
68% 129 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 130 63 70 68 72 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 426
Write 290
Mixed 243
SusWrite 100
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 11.8
93% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 83
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 16.1
51% 106 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 80 71 69 69 69 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 426
Write 302
Mixed 276
SusWrite 92.8
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 9.6
75% 27.3 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 17.5
45% 93.5 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0616A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 149 57 74 76 77 MB/s
49.7% Average
Read 425
Write 284
Mixed 278
SusWrite 90.7
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 10.1
72% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 83.9
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 18.2
50% 103 MB/s
45GB free
Firmware: N1209B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 105 143 152 185 103 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 358
Write 45.4
Mixed 69
SusWrite 120
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 11.5
80% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 90.9
DQ Write 68
DQ Mixed 13.2
28% 57.4 MB/s
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Celeron N2930IntelBench 34%, 2,000 samples1x
GPU
HD Graphics (Bay Trail 0.667 - 0.854 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 90,156 samples1x
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16JSF51264HZ-1G4D1 1x4GBMicronBench 24%, 2,440 samples1x
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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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