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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: 77.2% (501st of 1040)

Based on 15,996 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 54%Average: 77.2% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 22.7% 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 207MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 38.1%. 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 92.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 333MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15,996 samples)
Rank 50177.2%
Min Avg Max
375 Read 466 511
290 Write 367 425
191 Mixed 333 393
85.6 SusWrite 92.5 103
70.1% 315 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.6 4K Read 28.2 40.2
22.6 4K Write 77.9 113
20.1 4K Mixed 38 51.4
133% 48 MB/s
Min Avg Max
185 DQ Read 274 345
95.8 DQ Write 256 328
82.7 DQ Mixed 207 265
171% 246 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 75 53 59 55 55 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 513
Write 375
Mixed 367
SusWrite 91.8
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 40.9
143% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 231
190% 270 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 84 55 55 56 55 MB/s
67.5% Good
Read 393
Write 328
Mixed 306
SusWrite 90.5
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 31.4
108% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 231
188% 266 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,331,128 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $40 @ launch in Sep '15
OutletPCUS $404 months
AmazonUS $454 months
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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 2,719 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $274Bench 76%, 192,184 samples1,243x
Core i5-6500Intel  $176Bench 71%, 190,776 samples333x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 70%, 11,592 samples281x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $210Bench 53%, 442,572 samples390x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples319x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples246x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $40Bench 77%, 15,996 samples303x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 74%, 18,667 samples476x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 41%, 12,596 samples185x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 48,376 samples89x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $629

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