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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.

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Average Bench: 75.5% (465th of 992)

Based on 9,883 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 52%Average: 75.5% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 24.4% 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 195MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 39.6%. 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 91.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 321MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,883 samples)
Rank 46575.5%
Min Avg Max
346 Read 462 509
250 Write 356 420
157 Mixed 321 390
81.6 SusWrite 91.5 101
68.5% 308 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 27.7 38
25 4K Write 78 118
17 4K Mixed 36.4 48.1
130% 47.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44 DQ Read 260 330
83.4 DQ Write 253 326
46.9 DQ Mixed 195 263
163% 236 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 114 57 56 55 55 MB/s
90% Excellent
Read 511
Write 390
Mixed 369
SusWrite 89.1
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 46.2
161% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 245
205% 295 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 12,952,740 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $40 @ launch in Sep '15
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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 3,520 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 52%
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Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $312Bench 76%, 98,864 samples1,479x
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 70%, 93,279 samples462x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 67%, 4,994 samples450x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $190Bench 66%, 218,476 samples571x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $364Bench 98%, 535,855 samples565x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 40%, 204,280 samples411x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $64Bench 76%, 9,883 samples776x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 8,606 samples635x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 6,144 samples474x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 21,146 samples113x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $671

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