Intel

SS DSC2MH120A2 120GB

SS DSC2MH120A2 120GB
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Effective Speed -114%Effective Speed -114%Average Score -112%Read -39%, Write -134%, 4K Read -97%, 4K Write -158%, Mixed -69%, 4K Mixed -163%, SusWrite -121%Peak Score -112%Read -26%, Write -140%, 4K Read -116%, 4K Write -176%, Mixed -61%, 4K Mixed -165%, SusWrite -100%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -367%DQ Read -337%, DQ Write -479%, DQ Mixed -428%, ADQ Read -358%, ADQ Write -406%, ADQ Mixed -637%, Age -27%, AS-SSD Total -262%

Average Bench: 46% (910^th of 1072)

Based on 77 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SS DSC2MH120A2

Poor: 39%Average: 46% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The Intel SS DSC2MH120A2 120GB averaged 54.0% 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 17.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 329MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSC2MH120A2 120GB is just 12.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SS DSC2MH120A2 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 57.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 71.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 77 samples)

Rank 91046%

Min	Avg	Max
289	Read 329	401
113	Write 173	202
158	Mixed 213	263
48.1	SusWrite 134	194
47.3% 213 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 17.4	19.9
24.7	4K Write 33.9	44.4
11.3	4K Mixed 17.1	22
66.2% 22.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.6	DQ Read 71.3	84
38.1	DQ Write 57.1	61.9
7.83	DQ Mixed 35.3	62.7
34.3% 54.6 MB/s

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IRL-User, 2 years ago.

18GB free

Firmware: PPG4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 180 180 179 179 MB/s

51% Above average

Write 181

Mixed 189

SusWrite 180

47% 212 MB/s

4K Read 19.5

4K Write 40.6

4K Mixed 22.9

80% 27.7 MB/s

DQ Read 80.4

DQ Write 61

DQ Mixed 58.4

47% 66.6 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: PPG4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 76 78 79 78 78 MB/s

38.7% Below average

Write 128

Mixed 158

SusWrite 75

37% 167 MB/s

4K Read 16.7

4K Write 26.9

4K Mixed 18

63% 20.5 MB/s

DQ Read 50.6

DQ Write 61.7

DQ Mixed 63

46% 58.4 MB/s

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	700x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	377x
Core i7-2600Intel $196Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	124x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x

SSD
SS DSC2MH120A2 120GBIntelBench 46%, 77 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples	67x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $909

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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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SS DSC2MH120A2 120GB

Average Bench: 46% (910^th of 1072)

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SS DSC2MH120A2 120GB

Average Bench: 46% (910th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 46% (910^th of 1072)