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Boost Pro 120GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 41.6% (936th of 1072)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Model: EDGE Boost Pro 120GB SSD
Poor: 27%Average: 41.6% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The Edge Boost Pro 120GB SSD averaged 58.3% 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 70.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Edge Boost Pro 120GB SSD is 31.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Edge Boost Pro 120GB SSD performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 102MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 121MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 93641.6%
Min Avg Max
98.2 Read 167 230
89.5 Write 121 174
96.2 Mixed 135 183
71.8 SusWrite 102 172
29.5% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.49 4K Read 18.3 28
17.9 4K Write 51.3 101
5.91 4K Mixed 18.1 33.6
78.1% 29.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12 DQ Read 108 184
19.3 DQ Write 105 173
2.3 DQ Mixed 70.4 175
62.8% 94.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free
Firmware: 330ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 95 94 96 94 95 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 162
Write 117
Mixed 137
SusWrite 93
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 33.6
139% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 116
89% 121 MB/s
64GB free
Firmware: 330ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 97 87 96 98 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 166
Write 117
Mixed 134
SusWrite 96.2
29% 128 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 32.2
133% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 112
89% 125 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: 330ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 106 89 94 96 MB/s
56.9% Above average
Read 193
Write 139
Mixed 158
SusWrite 111
34% 150 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 31.3
117% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 139
106% 141 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 88 87 86 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 156
Write 117
Mixed 150
SusWrite 86.4
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 25.9
118% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 121
93% 126 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 73 80 66 59 75 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 137
Write 89.5
Mixed 125
SusWrite 71.8
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 29.8
113% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 101
77% 103 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 69 82 75 78 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 168
Write 107
Mixed 128
SusWrite 77.5
27% 120 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 24.8
92% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 85.4
71% 101 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 85 93 92 93 92 MB/s
41% Average
Read 156
Write 126
Mixed 143
SusWrite 92.2
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 21.1
74% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 124
97% 133 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,921 SSDs tested

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Typical Boost Pro 120GB SSD Builds (Compare 3,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,649x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples690x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples303x
SSD
Boost Pro 120GB SSDEdgeBench 42%, 35 samples1x
RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples60x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $194

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