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Adata ASP550SS3-120GM-C

Premier SP550 120GB

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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 76.4% (498th of 1026)

Based on 14,704 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 54%Average: 76.4% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 23.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata Premier SP550 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 201MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 38.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Adata Premier SP550 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 326MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,704 samples)
Rank 49876.4%
Min Avg Max
370 Read 467 512
258 Write 360 426
158 Mixed 326 390
80.4 SusWrite 91.3 101
69.2% 311 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 4K Read 28 38.6
26 4K Write 77.3 112
20.1 4K Mixed 37 50.8
131% 47.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
178 DQ Read 270 326
76.9 DQ Write 256 327
75.4 DQ Mixed 201 262
168% 242 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 94 56 53 54 55 MB/s
86.5% Excellent
Read 498
Write 337
Mixed 358
SusWrite 88.1
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 43.6
156% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 238
195% 276 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 55 55 55 55 49 MB/s
70.1% Very good
Read 500
Write 392
Mixed 376
SusWrite 90.5
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 38
116% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 86
DQ Mixed 83.4
87% 149 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 28,475,286 SSDs tested.

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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 6,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $293Bench 77%, 162,647 samples2,806x
Core i5-6500Intel  $200Bench 72%, 160,473 samples816x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 71%, 9,966 samples812x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $170Bench 54%, 384,263 samples982x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 866,583 samples931x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 286,291 samples694x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $40Bench 76%, 14,704 samples1,140x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 75%, 16,775 samples1,123x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 41%, 11,326 samples745x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 71%, 36,790 samples216x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $608

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