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FER120GS3-S7 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 58% (822nd of 1072)

Based on 440 user benchmarks.  Model: GLOWAY FER120GS3-S7
Poor: 27%Average: 58% Great: 94%

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Average average bench

The Gloway FER120GS3-S7 120GB averaged 41.9% 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 Random Read Speed 23.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 57MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Gloway FER120GS3-S7 120GB is 67.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Gloway FER120GS3-S7 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 123MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 440 samples)
Rank 82258%
Min Avg Max
326 Read 433 512
66.2 Write 294 441
11.6 Mixed 235 458
36 SusWrite 130 357
60.7% 273 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.9 4K Read 23.5 38
4.4 4K Write 57 107
0.3 4K Mixed 15 45.6
85% 31.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.4 DQ Read 123 287
12.3 DQ Write 165 330
0.7 DQ Mixed 53.5 235
65.8% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
91GB free
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 375 420 423 425 425 MB/s
83.8% Excellent
Read 485
Write 422
Mixed 348
SusWrite 390
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 17.6
104% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 22
76% 160 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: F1EC53
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 370 385 384 380 375 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 490
Write 409
Mixed 368
SusWrite 379
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 15.4
101% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 75.3
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 20.3
64% 132 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: R0905A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 71 69 65 71 71 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 501
Write 427
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 98.9
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 22
4K Mixed 23.5
91% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 68.3
DQ Mixed 7.9
37% 87 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F1EC53
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 30 15 34 15 8 MB/s
34.1% Below average
Read 425
Write 366
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 75.8
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 13.4
4K Mixed 1
41% 12 MB/s
DQ Read 51.4
DQ Write 15
DQ Mixed 0.9
9% 22.4 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F1EC53
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 64 19 21 36 14 MB/s
29.3% Poor
Read 420
Write 381
Mixed 7.3
SusWrite 66.1
48% 219 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.3
32% 8 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,020x
Core i7-2600Intel  $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,564x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples931x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,039x
SSD
FER120GS3-S7 120GBGlowayBench 58%, 440 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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