Skill

SSD120 120GB

SSD120 120GB
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Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -49%Read -16%, Write -48%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -146%, SusWrite -64%Peak Score -34%Read -5%, Write -7%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed -110%, SusWrite -61%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -58%DQ Read -84%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -115%, ADQ Read -90%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -153%, Age 22%, AS-SSD Total -34%

Average Bench: 69.2% (683^rd of 1072)

Based on 91 user benchmarks. Model: Skill SSD120 120GB

Poor: 43%Average: 69.2% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Skill SSD120 120GB averaged 30.8% 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 103MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 79.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Skill SSD120 120GB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Skill SSD120 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 181MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 273MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 91 samples)

Rank 68369.2%

Min	Avg	Max
298	Read 394	483
98.5	Write 273	454
130	Mixed 285	476
39.3	SusWrite 181	241
63.2% 283 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.2	4K Read 25.7	30.8
41.7	4K Write 79.9	97.3
3.96	4K Mixed 18.3	27.7
105% 41.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
85.2	DQ Read 172	199
85.6	DQ Write 258	353
6.35	DQ Mixed 103	154
110% 178 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

64GB free

Firmware: SBFM21.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 220 213 220 220 222 MB/s

82.9% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 329

SusWrite 230

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 96.5

4K Mixed 25.6

129% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 197

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 151

149% 233 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

99GB free

Firmware: SBFM21.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 227 226 221 217 227 MB/s

82.3% Excellent

Write 455

Mixed 329

SusWrite 232

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 93.2

4K Mixed 26.5

128% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 198

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 150

149% 233 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

64GB free

Firmware: SBFM21.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 228 229 227 225 229 MB/s

82.3% Excellent

Write 269

Mixed 315

SusWrite 239

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 96.6

4K Mixed 26.1

131% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 198

DQ Write 355

DQ Mixed 150

149% 234 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

99GB free

Firmware: SBFM21.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 226 225 226 225 224 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 457

Mixed 327

SusWrite 235

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 26.1

128% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 198

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 147

148% 233 MB/s

FRA-User, 6 months ago.

64GB free

Firmware: SBFM21.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 228 226 228 229 227 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 296

Mixed 306

SusWrite 235

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 94.9

4K Mixed 26.5

129% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 199

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 149

148% 231 MB/s

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Asus K53E

CPU
Core i5-2450MIntel $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples	83x
Core i3-2310MIntel $80Bench 46%, 25,542 samples	59x
Core i3-2350MIntelBench 47%, 24,896 samples	45x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	243x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	95x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples	87x

SSD
SSD120 120GBSkillBench 69%, 91 samples	1x

RAM
RMT3020EC58E9F1333 1x4GBRamaxelBench 25%, 2,506 samples	26x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples	18x
EBJ41UF8BCS0-DJ-F 1x4GBElpidaBench 25%, 6,552 samples	13x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $225

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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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SSD120 120GB

Average Bench: 69.2% (683^rd of 1072)

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SSD120 120GB

Average Bench: 69.2% (683rd of 1072)

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