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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: 76.1% (497th of 1016)

Based on 10,310 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 52%Average: 76.1% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 23.8% 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 192MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 39.8%. 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 91.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 327MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,310 samples)
Rank 49776.1%
Min Avg Max
363 Read 465 510
272 Write 362 426
168 Mixed 327 397
82.7 SusWrite 91.8 102
69.3% 311 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.7 4K Read 28.2 39.1
26.2 4K Write 78.7 115
16.6 4K Mixed 36.6 50.4
131% 47.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.8 DQ Read 262 336
90.9 DQ Write 250 328
46.7 DQ Mixed 192 264
162% 235 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 101 57 49 55 53 MB/s
88.9% Excellent
Read 507
Write 336
Mixed 336
SusWrite 88.7
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 45.1
163% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 235
191% 270 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0730A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 55 57 59 50 46 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 507
Write 400
Mixed 383
SusWrite 91.8
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 42.7
155% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 239
196% 279 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 82 57 51 56 55 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 477
Write 374
Mixed 346
SusWrite 91.6
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 33.1
112% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 232
195% 281 MB/s
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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 5,277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 48%
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Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 69%, 137,535 samples2,235x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 61%, 7,955 samples684x
Core i5-6500Intel  $185Bench 64%, 133,710 samples666x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples795x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $170Bench 54%, 310,635 samples792x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 252,542 samples578x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $40Bench 76%, 10,310 samples987x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 12,822 samples899x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 41%, 9,444 samples656x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 36,060 samples172x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $790

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