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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 60.4% (800th of 1072)

Based on 166 user benchmarks.  Model: ESA3SMD2PSPB120GB
Poor: 43%Average: 60.4% Great: 73%

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Above average average bench

The ESA3SMD2PSPB120GB 120GB averaged 39.6% 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 77.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 67.6MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SMD2PSPB120GB 120GB is 29.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ESA3SMD2PSPB120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 84.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 166 samples)
Rank 80060.4%
Min Avg Max
382 Read 462 499
150 Write 164 174
193 Mixed 223 252
83.6 SusWrite 139 170
54.4% 247 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 4K Read 17.5 21.5
24.6 4K Write 67.6 103
10.7 4K Mixed 23.1 32.2
91.8% 36 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 DQ Read 84.5 105
28.1 DQ Write 141 174
11.9 DQ Mixed 77.3 114
68.6% 101 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
102GB free
Firmware: Q0810B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 167 168 168 169 MB/s
67% Good
Read 460
Write 166
Mixed 221
SusWrite 167
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 29.1
105% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 112
91% 127 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0810B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 164 166 166 168 70 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 499
Write 171
Mixed 222
SusWrite 147
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 28.2
102% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 112
92% 129 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: Q0810B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 168 169 170 168 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 482
Write 169
Mixed 221
SusWrite 168
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 26.1
92% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 114
92% 129 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0810B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 172 172 175 174 173 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 436
Write 172
Mixed 222
SusWrite 171
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 26.9
96% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 114
94% 131 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0608A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 132 98 135 164 164 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 409
Write 152
Mixed 194
SusWrite 143
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 21.7
72% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 111
87% 118 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,657,231 SSDs tested

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Typical ESA3SMD2PSPB120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 78 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP43-S3L

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel  $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples10x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel  $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples7x
Core2 Quad Q8400Intel  $150Bench 45%, 18,432 samples6x
GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples9x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples5x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples5x
SSD
ESA3SMD2PSPB120GB 120GBBench 60%, 166 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples39x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples14x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $89

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