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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: 75.8% (473rd of 1003)

Based on 10,796 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 53%Average: 75.8% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 24.2% 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 35.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 42%. 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 333MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,796 samples)
Rank 47375.8%
Min Avg Max
371 Read 464 510
277 Write 362 414
195 Mixed 333 391
85 SusWrite 92 102
69.7% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.9 4K Read 27.5 40
26.4 4K Write 80.3 118
16.5 4K Mixed 35.7 51.6
130% 47.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.1 DQ Read 262 326
96.3 DQ Write 258 326
45.4 DQ Mixed 196 261
165% 239 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 74 56 56 56 56 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 406
Mixed 358
SusWrite 90.3
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 46.3
166% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 241
197% 279 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 15,175,759 SSDs tested.

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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 3,987 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
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Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $278Bench 76%, 108,665 samples1,660x
Core i5-6500Intel  $195Bench 69%, 108,036 samples519x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 66%, 6,274 samples517x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $168Bench 65%, 237,852 samples631x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 98%, 663,441 samples623x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 41%, 224,160 samples463x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $60Bench 76%, 10,796 samples835x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 9,653 samples700x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 7,799 samples520x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $122Bench 72%, 31,274 samples130x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $611

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