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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: 77.6% (415th of 980)

Based on 9,098 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 55%Average: 77.6% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 22.4% 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 202MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 40.9%. 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 92MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,098 samples)
Rank 41577.6%
Min Avg Max
366 Read 464 512
267 Write 355 428
169 Mixed 328 394
82.5 SusWrite 92 101
69% 310 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18 4K Read 28.4 41
31 4K Write 81 117
18.7 4K Mixed 37.9 54
135% 49.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
128 DQ Read 267 340
105 DQ Write 264 325
61.2 DQ Mixed 202 265
169% 244 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 102 58 56 54 55 MB/s
81.2% Excellent
Read 503
Write 371
Mixed 352
SusWrite 90.3
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 39.9
136% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 229
192% 276 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 146 59 52 55 55 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 479
Write 365
Mixed 328
SusWrite 89.1
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 40.1
139% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 224
183% 259 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 11,464,199 SSDs tested.

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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 3,136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 52%
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Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $314Bench 75%, 89,166 samples1,308x
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 70%, 86,479 samples422x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 67%, 4,791 samples402x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $184Bench 66%, 192,619 samples513x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $320Bench 97%, 468,301 samples512x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 40%, 189,718 samples385x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $64Bench 78%, 9,098 samples728x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 7,377 samples566x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 5,601 samples429x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 73%, 25,457 samples95x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $667

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