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120MG100-A1 120GB

120MG100-A1 120GB
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Effective Speed -11%Effective Speed -11%Average Score -11%Read 0%, Write -5%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -10%Read 1%, Write -12%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 9%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -47%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -14%, DQ Mixed -80%, ADQ Read -38%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -184%, Age -15%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 88.7% (349^th of 1072)

Based on 336 user benchmarks. Model: GAMER 120MG100-A1

Poor: 63%Average: 88.7% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB averaged just 11.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 91.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB is 41.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 278MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 380MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 336 samples)

Rank 34988.7%

Min	Avg	Max
326	Read 459	512
256	Write 386	434
255	Mixed 380	462
202	SusWrite 278	336
84.3% 376 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.9	4K Read 29.4	35.8
39.1	4K Write 78.6	108
17.9	4K Mixed 31.5	49.6
127% 46.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.9	DQ Read 237	331
76.2	DQ Write 239	314
19.1	DQ Mixed 91.6	184
109% 189 MB/s

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

NZL-User, 4 months ago.

112GB free

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 288 311 306 327 327 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 413

Mixed 327

SusWrite 313

85% 377 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 97.9

4K Mixed 48.2

166% 60.2 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 182

175% 274 MB/s

THA-User, 24 days ago.

87GB free

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 317 197 278 167 129 MB/s

94.6% Outstanding

Write 384

Mixed 329

SusWrite 194

75% 333 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 50.1

170% 62.6 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 178

163% 251 MB/s

ZAF-User, 3 months ago.

39GB free

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 305 323 288 304 287 MB/s

91.2% Outstanding

Write 375

Mixed 317

SusWrite 303

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 71.6

4K Mixed 39.6

132% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 330

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 183

175% 274 MB/s

THA-User, 4 months ago.

112GB free

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 320 320 319 320 321 MB/s

74.8% Very good

Write 388

Mixed 341

SusWrite 330

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 39.1

4K Mixed 27.5

90% 29.6 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 196

DQ Mixed 152

128% 186 MB/s

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	536x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	207x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	152x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	180x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	107x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	75x

SSD
120MG100-A1 120GBGamerBench 89%, 336 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	427x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $253

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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

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