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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 84.9% (402nd of 1071)

Based on 218 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD 120GB
Poor: 66%Average: 84.9% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The SSD 120GB 120GB averaged just 15.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD 120GB 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 32.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB 120GB is 31.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SSD 120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 192MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 218 samples)
Rank 40284.9%
Min Avg Max
370 Read 420 465
151 Write 329 351
190 Mixed 332 388
97.6 SusWrite 157 175
69.2% 310 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.6 4K Read 32.3 38.5
52 4K Write 89.6 116
21.2 4K Mixed 39.7 53.1
147% 53.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.8 DQ Read 192 226
89 DQ Write 270 345
20.8 DQ Mixed 77.1 124
101% 180 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 148 148 148 147 146 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 258
Mixed 293
SusWrite 152
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 47.7
177% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 83.8
94% 159 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 135 107 98 93 97 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 424
Write 333
Mixed 333
SusWrite 133
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 37.3
142% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 95.6
124% 218 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 148 147 147 146 MB/s
75.5% Very good
Read 450
Write 149
Mixed 192
SusWrite 147
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 36.2
136% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 126
100% 140 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 145 145 146 147 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 430
Write 140
Mixed 194
SusWrite 145
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 32.4
117% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 124
99% 138 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 107 82 79 74 74 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 412
Write 144
Mixed 189
SusWrite 89.4
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 29.9
107% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 125
100% 138 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,631,233 SSDs tested

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Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: MSI B350M GAMING PRO (MS-7A39) - $60

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples364x
Ryzen 5 1500XAMD  $131Bench 66%, 70,038 samples161x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples133x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples205x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples181x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples101x
SSD
120GB 120GBSSDBench 85%, 218 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples85x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples79x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples34x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $326

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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