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APS-SL2 Serise 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 53.1% (872nd of 1072)

Based on 423 user benchmarks.  Model: PIONEER APS-SL2 Serise
Poor: 39%Average: 53.1% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The Pioneer APS-SL2 Serise 120GB averaged 46.8% 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 22.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 60.2MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Pioneer APS-SL2 Serise 120GB is 28.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Pioneer APS-SL2 Serise 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 12.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 423 samples)
Rank 87253.1%
Min Avg Max
336 Read 417 485
69 Write 270 357
110 Mixed 264 411
69 SusWrite 110 292
59% 265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 22.7 27.3
32.2 4K Write 60.2 82.2
2.62 4K Mixed 8.06 12
76.5% 30.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 DQ Read 84.7 112
68.4 DQ Write 167 216
2.76 DQ Mixed 12.7 18.1
41.8% 88.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
27GB free
Firmware: V2.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 79 71 72 73 72 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 470
Write 351
Mixed 303
SusWrite 94.1
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 11.6
84% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 18.1
48% 100 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 40 131 45 68 68 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 365
Write 276
Mixed 222
SusWrite 80.5
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 7
85% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 82.9
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 12.8
49% 104 MB/s
94GB free
Firmware: V3.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 140 66 67 66 67 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 400
Write 242
Mixed 216
SusWrite 96.1
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 9
75% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 82.2
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 15
49% 102 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 42 102 57 64 67 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 310
Write 243
Mixed 213
SusWrite 87.3
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 6.6
53% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 81.5
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 14.8
36% 74.4 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 66 60 60 106 75 MB/s
35.2% Below average
Read 364
Write 37
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 89.8
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 6.4
40% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 72.9
DQ Write 89.5
DQ Mixed 11.7
28% 58 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 64 93 42 65 67 MB/s
29.7% Poor
Read 363
Write 268
Mixed 222
SusWrite 77.4
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 4.6
37% 8.83 MB/s
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Typical APS-SL2 Serise 120GB Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples249x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples221x
Core i3-3220Intel  $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples175x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples310x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples291x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples133x
SSD
APS-SL2 Serise 120GBPioneerBench 53%, 423 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples110x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples73x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples63x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $128

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