Geil

ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB

ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -93%Effective Speed -93%Average Score -159%Read -10%, Write -214%, 4K Read -91%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -122%, 4K Mixed -530%, SusWrite -126%Peak Score -140%Read -0%, Write -232%, 4K Read -78%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -90%, 4K Mixed -386%, SusWrite -181%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -220%DQ Read -93%, DQ Write -145%, DQ Mixed -447%, ADQ Read -197%, ADQ Write -141%, ADQ Mixed -652%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total -89%

Average Bench: 51.1% (884^th of 1072)

Based on 21 user benchmarks. Model: GeIL ZENITH-A3 120G

Poor: 40%Average: 51.1% Great: 61%

Popular builds with this SSD

Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC (1)

Average average bench

The Geil ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB averaged 48.9% 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 Random Write Speed 73.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 414MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB is 21.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Geil ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 7.15MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 129MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 21 samples)

Rank 88451.1%

Min	Avg	Max
303	Read 414	506
36.1	Write 129	146
121	Mixed 162	223
116	SusWrite 131	138
45.9% 209 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.4	4K Read 18	24.1
40	4K Write 73.9	106
1.92	4K Mixed 7.15	12
75.6% 33 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.7	DQ Read 110	190
52.8	DQ Write 120	146
2.72	DQ Mixed 34.6	60.6
48.3% 88.2 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

COL-User, 10 months ago.

17GB free

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 138 138 137 138 MB/s

63.1% Good

Write 137

Mixed 140

SusWrite 137

49% 226 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 12

98% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 185

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 60.6

72% 127 MB/s

COL-User, 2 years ago.

17GB free

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 137 137 138 137 MB/s

61.4% Good

Write 136

Mixed 145

SusWrite 137

48% 220 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 96.2

4K Mixed 11.4

96% 42.7 MB/s

DQ Read 181

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 56.8

70% 125 MB/s

COL-User, 20 months ago.

17GB free

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 138 138 138 138 MB/s

61.2% Good

Write 138

Mixed 136

SusWrite 138

48% 219 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 11.1

98% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 57.5

67% 114 MB/s

COL-User, 2 years ago.

17GB free

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 136 130 137 136 MB/s

59.8% Above average

Write 132

Mixed 138

SusWrite 135

48% 220 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 91.4

4K Mixed 11.2

91% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 156

DQ Write 137

DQ Mixed 60

69% 118 MB/s

UKR-User, 3 years ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 123 136 138 139 139 MB/s

53% Above average

Write 135

Mixed 133

SusWrite 130

47% 214 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 62

4K Mixed 10.4

72% 29.9 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 57.6

64% 107 MB/s

COL-User, 3 years ago.

111GB free

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 131 131 130 130 MB/s

46.2% Average

Write 128

Mixed 137

SusWrite 130

39% 178 MB/s

4K Read 13.4

4K Write 63.4

4K Mixed 9.5

66% 28.8 MB/s

DQ Read 161

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 47.4

63% 115 MB/s

COL-User, 3 years ago.

12GB free (System drive)

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 115 131 132 133 132 MB/s

45.2% Average

Write 36.1

Mixed 134

SusWrite 125

34% 155 MB/s

4K Read 16.9

4K Write 56.7

4K Mixed 8.9

67% 27.5 MB/s

DQ Read 113

DQ Write 133

DQ Mixed 48.7

57% 98.3 MB/s

COL-User, 3 years ago.

111GB free

Firmware: GAJ150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 126 132 133 133 133 MB/s

45% Average

Write 130

Mixed 121

SusWrite 126

38% 173 MB/s

4K Read 17

4K Write 57.1

4K Mixed 8.8

67% 27.6 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 135

DQ Mixed 51.7

59% 99.7 MB/s

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Gaming 141%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 128%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	936x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	636x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	400x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	375x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	275x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	257x

SSD
ZENITH-A3 120G 120GBGeilBench 51%, 21 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	111x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	65x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $607

Popular ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB compatible motherboards:

Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC (1)

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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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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

Geil

ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB

Average Bench: 51.1% (884^th of 1072)

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ZENITH-A3 120G 120GB

Average Bench: 51.1% (884th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 51.1% (884^th of 1072)