ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB 120GB

ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -38%Read 1%, Write -65%, 4K Read -51%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite -33%Peak Score -38%Read 1%, Write -79%, 4K Read -51%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -47%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -77%DQ Read -31%, DQ Write -42%, DQ Mixed -83%, ADQ Read -90%, ADQ Write -147%, ADQ Mixed -176%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -34%

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Average Bench: 71.9% (630^th of 1072)

Based on 85 user benchmarks. Model: ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB

Poor: 51%Average: 71.9% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB 120GB averaged 28.1% 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 94.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB 120GB is 34.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 223MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 117MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 85 samples)

Rank 63071.9%

Min	Avg	Max
341	Read 460	513
136	Write 246	271
195	Mixed 278	351
121	SusWrite 223	263
67.2% 302 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.3	4K Read 22.8	28.5
36.4	4K Write 67.2	101
13.2	4K Mixed 28.2	38.7
106% 39.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	DQ Read 172	281
14	DQ Write 117	252
13	DQ Mixed 94.2	181
84% 128 MB/s

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TUR-User, 10 months ago.

68GB free

Firmware: N1126F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 236 231 232 249 235 MB/s

76.3% Very good

Write 242

Mixed 253

SusWrite 237

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 34.5

123% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 112

DQ Mixed 180

136% 188 MB/s

TUR-User, 14 months ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1126F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 252 261 216 243 253 MB/s

62.7% Good

Write 264

Mixed 259

SusWrite 243

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 17.2

4K Write 40.3

4K Mixed 19.7

73% 25.7 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 110

DQ Mixed 172

132% 184 MB/s

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	118x

SSD
ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB 120GBBench 72%, 85 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $278

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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 $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

ESA3SMD2HSLB120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 71.9% (630^th of 1072)

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