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SSD 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 89.3% (339th of 1072)

Based on 432 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD
Poor: 54%Average: 89.3% Great: 115%

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Very good average bench

The Samsung SSD 120GB averaged just 10.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SSD 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 169MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SSD 120GB is 60.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 291MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 432 samples)
Rank 33989.3%
Min Avg Max
352 Read 451 510
94.9 Write 353 495
104 Mixed 291 483
51.7 SusWrite 130 180
68.3% 306 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 4K Read 37 48.6
47.1 4K Write 99.3 144
16.5 4K Mixed 42.1 62.3
162% 59.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
121 DQ Read 314 382
78.6 DQ Write 250 345
31.7 DQ Mixed 169 352
157% 244 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 27 25 25 27 27 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 436
Write 398
Mixed 268
SusWrite 52.8
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 42.8
147% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 178
182% 297 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 130 130 130 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 444
Write 131
Mixed 130
SusWrite 130
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 18.6
98% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 49.7
84% 169 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 90 86 67 57 51 MB/s
36.1% Below average
Read 367
Write 90
Mixed 120
SusWrite 76.7
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 11.5
45% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 92.7
DQ Write 47.7
DQ Mixed 41.5
38% 60.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,695,394 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,626x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,674x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,044x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,168x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,383x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,248x
SSD
SSD 120GBSamsungBench 89%, 432 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples808x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples566x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples559x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $650

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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