ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB

ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -45%Effective Speed -45%Average Score -65%Read 2%, Write -152%, 4K Read -75%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -72%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite -100%Peak Score -84%Read -1%, Write -180%, 4K Read -99%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -86%, 4K Mixed -77%, SusWrite -128%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -141%DQ Read -246%, DQ Write -107%, DQ Mixed -188%, ADQ Read -235%, ADQ Write -85%, ADQ Mixed -150%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -123%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 68% (697^th of 1072)

Based on 152 user benchmarks. Model: ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB

Poor: 49%Average: 68% Great: 76%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB averaged 31.9% 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 104MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 86.2MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB is 26.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 97.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 152 samples)

Rank 69768%

Min	Avg	Max
337	Read 468	500
124	Write 161	173
167	Mixed 209	227
88.4	SusWrite 148	170
54.3% 247 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.8	4K Read 19.6	21.6
30.1	4K Write 86.2	106
17.2	4K Mixed 29.3	32.9
113% 45 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.1	DQ Read 97.5	106
96.1	DQ Write 156	173
32.2	DQ Mixed 104	115
85.3% 119 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

TUR-User, 4 months ago.

73GB free

Firmware: P1111A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 167 168 167 168 MB/s

73.2% Very good

Write 168

Mixed 225

SusWrite 167

58% 265 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 91.2

4K Mixed 31.5

120% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 104

DQ Write 168

DQ Mixed 112

92% 128 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 months ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1111A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 118 107 171 176 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 174

Mixed 218

SusWrite 152

53% 238 MB/s

4K Read 15.7

4K Write 56.9

4K Mixed 24.4

85% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 101

DQ Write 171

DQ Mixed 114

92% 129 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 day ago.

112GB free

Firmware: P1111A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 163 166 167 164 168 MB/s

56.8% Above average

Write 169

Mixed 224

SusWrite 163

57% 258 MB/s

4K Read 16

4K Write 35.7

4K Mixed 20.9

70% 24.2 MB/s

DQ Read 101

DQ Write 165

DQ Mixed 113

91% 126 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 months ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1111A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 149 147 148 147 MB/s

53% Above average

Write 146

Mixed 196

SusWrite 147

50% 226 MB/s

4K Read 13.9

4K Write 39.1

4K Mixed 21.5

69% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 105

86% 119 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 months ago.

10GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0614D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 69 49 50 49 36 MB/s

51.3% Above average

Write 137

Mixed 188

SusWrite 56.8

46% 212 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 18.1

90% 36.5 MB/s

DQ Read 90.5

DQ Write 20.3

DQ Mixed 53.7

40% 54.8 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 months ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P1111A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 107 161 168 130 141 MB/s

35.2% Below average

Write 162

Mixed 182

SusWrite 144

46% 205 MB/s

4K Read 8.3

4K Write 9.1

4K Mixed 6.7

26% 8.03 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 127

DQ Mixed 112

86% 115 MB/s

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Gaming 141%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 129%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,040x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	450x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	395x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	330x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	310x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	256x

SSD
ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GBBench 68%, 152 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	103x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	97x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $553

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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

ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 68% (697^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS

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ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 68% (697th of 1072)

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