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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: 78.1% (455th of 1011)

Based on 11,755 user benchmarks.  Models: ADAT SP550, ADATA SP550, ADATA SP 550
Poor: 57%Average: 78.1% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Adata Premier SP550 120GB averaged 21.8% 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 193MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata Premier SP550 120GB is 38.5%. 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 92.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 324MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,755 samples)
Rank 45578.1%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 469 510
305 Write 366 417
167 Mixed 324 383
84.7 SusWrite 92.1 102
69.6% 313 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 4K Read 28.8 40.3
31 4K Write 82.9 117
17.5 4K Mixed 38.1 51.2
136% 50 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.2 DQ Read 266 330
97.6 DQ Write 252 325
49 DQ Mixed 193 263
163% 237 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 158 56 55 52 56 MB/s
79.2% Very good
Read 500
Write 208
Mixed 384
SusWrite 86.3
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 39.6
138% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 184
155% 227 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 123 57 55 55 55 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 480
Write 382
Mixed 351
SusWrite 89.1
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 34.8
126% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 236
193% 273 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 63 56 53 56 57 MB/s
76.1% Very good
Read 494
Write 377
Mixed 322
SusWrite 93.1
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 34.7
120% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 236
197% 281 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,132,121 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $40 @ launch in Sep '15
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Typical Premier SP550 120GB Builds (Compare 4,756 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 48%
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Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO - $105

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $289Bench 70%, 132,720 samples1,991x
Core i5-6500Intel  $186Bench 64%, 126,489 samples616x
Core i5-6402PIntelBench 61%, 7,455 samples610x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 78%, 706,612 samples730x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $170Bench 52%, 298,676 samples723x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 254,951 samples531x
SSD
Premier SP550 120GBAdata  $40Bench 78%, 11,755 samples924x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 75%, 12,514 samples820x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 9,354 samples592x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 72%, 34,335 samples156x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $803

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