Adata ASP550SS3-120GM-C

Premier SP550 120GB

▲ Premier SP550 120GB
BENCHMARKS (7,556)
MKT (0.2%)
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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2256. Flash Memory: SK Hynix 16nm TLC. Release date: Q3 2015.

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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average User Bench -16%Read 8%, Write 12%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite -134%Peak Lab Bench -19%Read 6%, Write 9%, 4K Read 10%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed 20%, SusWrite -196%Value & Sentiment +57% User Rating -16%, Market Share -6%, Price 173%, Value 79%Nice To Haves +15% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 9%, DQ Mixed 20%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write 10%, ADQ Mixed 13%, Age 58%, AS-SSD Total 6%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 76.3% (409^th of 964)

Based on 7,556 user benchmarks. Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550

Poor: 54%Average: 76.3% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 23.7% 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 191MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 41.8%. 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 327MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,556 samples)

Rank 40976.3%

Min	Avg	Max
355	Read 460	511
267	Write 357	415
175	Mixed 327	385
79.7	SusWrite 91.3	101
68.8% 309 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19	4K Read 27.6	40.7
28.5	4K Write 80.8	121
17.6	4K Mixed 36.9	55.3
132% 48.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34	DQ Read 264	332
82.1	DQ Write 256	326
42	DQ Mixed 191	266
162% 237 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1230C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 77 55 58 57 57 MB/s

92.7% Outstanding

Write 361

Mixed 349

SusWrite 93.7

73% 329 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 47.8

173% 66.5 MB/s

DQ Read 285

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 241

196% 276 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1230C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 81 54 51 59 54 MB/s

82.3% Excellent

Write 367

Mixed 342

SusWrite 90.5

71% 320 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 98

4K Mixed 40.2

146% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 232

189% 267 MB/s

ARG-User, 3 hrs ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0803B5a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 80 64 63 66 64 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 369

Mixed 211

SusWrite 98.4

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 37.1

4K Write 43.3

4K Mixed 34.9

124% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 39.5

DQ Write 68.6

DQ Mixed 57.7

43% 55.3 MB/s

MEX-User, 1 hr ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1230C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 91 50 51 57 56 MB/s

50.7% Above average

Write 228

Mixed 240

SusWrite 88.4

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 17.5

4K Write 52.2

4K Mixed 23.3

84% 31 MB/s

DQ Read 18.4

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 23.9

57% 109 MB/s

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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 2,673 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 63%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 52%

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Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $300Bench 76%, 78,741 samples	1,112x
Core i5-6500Intel $211Bench 70%, 75,160 samples	369x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 68%, 4,509 samples	332x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $190Bench 67%, 158,006 samples	450x
GTX 1070Nvidia $340Bench 99%, 416,626 samples	427x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 40%, 162,652 samples	320x

SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata $40Bench 76%, 7,556 samples	651x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 6,114 samples	490x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 4,099 samples	350x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $79Bench 71%, 21,148 samples	84x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $635

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Intel Core i7-8700K $359	Nvidia GTX 1070 $340	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $130	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $234	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $97
Intel Core i5-8600K $237	AMD RX 480 $280	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $130	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $869	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $130	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Adata ASP550SS3-120GM-C

Premier SP550 120GB

Average Bench: 76.3% (409^th of 964)

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Adata ASP550SS3-120GM-C

Premier SP550 120GB

Average Bench: 76.3% (409th of 964)

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