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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: 75.6% (563rd of 1071)

Based on 22,057 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 51%Average: 75.6% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 24.4% 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 196MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 40.6%. 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 91MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22,057 samples)
Rank 56375.6%
Min Avg Max
346 Read 460 510
218 Write 351 416
171 Mixed 328 386
75.8 SusWrite 91 102
68.5% 308 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 4K Read 28 39.3
24.6 4K Write 76.6 114
14.9 4K Mixed 36.5 49.5
130% 47 MB/s
Min Avg Max
157 DQ Read 269 333
77.3 DQ Write 251 329
50.8 DQ Mixed 196 259
164% 239 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 100 59 56 56 57 MB/s
79.9% Very good
Read 500
Write 396
Mixed 374
SusWrite 92.6
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 38.8
133% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 235
193% 273 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 53 55 55 57 50 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 488
Write 367
Mixed 129
SusWrite 91.5
59% 269 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 32.5
102% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 254
173% 219 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 71,100,975 SSDs tested.

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MSRP ≈ $40 @ launch in Sep '15
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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 2,034 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $221Bench 72%, 282,363 samples952x
Core i5-6500Intel  $116Bench 64%, 241,476 samples249x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 68%, 15,913 samples181x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples246x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples233x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples150x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $45Bench 76%, 22,057 samples154x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 26,065 samples254x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples102x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples72x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $489

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