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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: 77.2% (464th of 1011)

Based on 10,241 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 54%Average: 77.2% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 22.8% 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 196MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 38.8%. 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 91.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 332MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,241 samples)
Rank 46477.2%
Min Avg Max
372 Read 466 510
277 Write 361 421
175 Mixed 332 392
85.8 SusWrite 91.7 100
69.6% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 4K Read 28.1 37.2
30 4K Write 80.2 120
18.3 4K Mixed 37.7 51.4
133% 48.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.4 DQ Read 266 334
87.8 DQ Write 259 328
47.3 DQ Mixed 196 262
165% 240 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 68 65 65 64 65 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 404
Mixed 371
SusWrite 100
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 58.6
197% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 274
222% 315 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 110 54 58 55 56 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 490
Write 362
Mixed 352
SusWrite 91.8
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 40
135% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 234
194% 276 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 16,818,249 SSDs tested.

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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 4,325 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 47%
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Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 66%, 113,273 samples1,810x
Core i5-6500Intel  $170Bench 57%, 110,378 samples571x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 54%, 6,314 samples561x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $170Bench 66%, 280,652 samples677x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 630,103 samples673x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 41%, 239,511 samples487x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $42Bench 77%, 10,241 samples872x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 9,997 samples764x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 8,308 samples547x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $122Bench 73%, 32,251 samples140x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $616

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