Sandisk

S120G 525GB

S120G 525GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -6%Read 7%, Write 12%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write 23%, Mixed 27%, 4K Mixed -66%Peak Score -19%Read -3%, Write -2%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed -54%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -152%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -457%, ADQ Read -58%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -654%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 96.1% (272^nd of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDA120G

Poor: 85%Average: 96.1% Great: 108%

Popular builds with this SSD

Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H (9)

Excellent average bench

The Sandisk S120G 525GB averaged just 3.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sandisk S120G 525GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 255MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk S120G 525GB is 23.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk S120G 525GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 206MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)

Rank 27296.1%

Min	Avg	Max
485	Read 488	492
420	Write 455	476
310	Mixed 457	485
104% 467 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.2	4K Read 24.7	27.3
103	4K Write 108	110
17.4	4K Mixed 27.1	37.8
129% 53.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.4	DQ Read 206	332
119	DQ Write 255	312
20.7	DQ Mixed 34.5	59.5
80.6% 165 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 6 years ago.

335GB free

Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

93% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 480

104% 466 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 37.8

143% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 28.3

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 21.2

31% 55.1 MB/s

BRA-User, 6 years ago.

116GB free

Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 420

Mixed 310

90% 406 MB/s

4K Read 19.2

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 17.4

106% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 156

DQ Write 241

DQ Mixed 22

66% 139 MB/s

BRA-User, 6 years ago.

335GB free

Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 433

Mixed 449

102% 457 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 21.1

120% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 28.4

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 59.3

50% 68.8 MB/s

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Typical S120G 525GB Builds (Compare 736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	190x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	170x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	85x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	59x

SSD
S120G 525GBSandiskBench 96%, 9 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	17x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $474

Popular S120G 525GB compatible motherboards:

Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H (9)

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Sandisk

S120G 525GB

Average Bench: 96.1% (272^nd of 1072)

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Good consistency

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S120G 525GB

Average Bench: 96.1% (272nd of 1072)

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Excellent average bench

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Good consistency

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Average Bench

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H - $138

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Average Bench: 96.1% (272^nd of 1072)