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▲ 51498 ▼

Controller: Intel. Flash Memory: Intel 25nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2011.

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▲ 65325 ▼

Release date: Q4 2022.

Effective Speed 
+893%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 44,591 user samples
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Best Bench: 48% 56GB free
Worst Bench: 29% 42GB free (System drive)
Poor: 29% Great: 48%
SPEED RANK: 955th / 1080
34,940 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 507% 801GB free
Poor bench: 275% 254GB free
Poor: 275% Great: 507%
SPEED RANK: 18th / 1080
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		40.4 % 402 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+893%
Average Score 
+1,300%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		220 MB/s 2,401 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+991%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		127 MB/s 3,736 MB/s Insanely faster write speed.
+2,842%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		16.7 MB/s 71 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+325%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		31.7 MB/s 190 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+499%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		134 MB/s 2,900 MB/s Insanely faster mixed IO speed.
+2,064%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		18.9 MB/s 101 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+434%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		113 MB/s 2,306 MB/s Insanely faster sustained write speed.
+1,941%
Peak Score 
+1,510%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		257 MB/s 3,157 MB/s Insanely faster peak read speed.
+1,128%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		135 MB/s 4,833 MB/s Insanely faster peak write speed.
+3,480%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		21 MB/s 98.3 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+368%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		41.6 MB/s 312 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+650%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		144 MB/s 3,584 MB/s Insanely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+2,389%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		23 MB/s 146 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+535%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		135 MB/s 2,861 MB/s Insanely faster peak sustained write speed.
+2,019%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.79 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		3.29 % 147 % Insanely better value.
+4,362%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 65 % More popular.
+27%
Price
Price (score) 		$89 Cheaper.
+11% 		$100
Nice To Haves 
+1,554%
Age
Newest 		164 Months 24 Months Hugely more recent.
+85%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		139 MB/s 2,156 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue read.
+1,451%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		91.3 MB/s 1,727 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue write.
+1,792%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		429 Pts 6,510 Pts Insanely stronger server IO.
+1,416%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		70.1 MB/s 1,941 MB/s Insanely faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+2,669%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		119 MB/s 1,534 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue read.
+1,189%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		68.8 MB/s 1,150 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue write.
+1,572%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		57.2 MB/s 1,349 MB/s Insanely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+2,258%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 1TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 40.4%
Average Bench 402%

The Intel 320 SSD uses a proprietary Intel controller which predates Intel's adoption of Sandforce controllers for their consumer SSDs. The 320 is nearly three years old and consequently has a particularly poor performance profile. With peak and average sequential read/write speeds of 260/135 and 208/107 MB/s the 120GB Intel 320 is about half as fast as the current group leaders. Peak small file 4K read/write speeds clock in at 19/37 MB/s, again around half as fast as the current group leaders. Overall the 120GB Intel 320 has an effective speed of 214 MB/s. Although these speeds are only around half as fast as current SSDs, they are still twice as fast sequentially and 15x faster than the fastest mechanical drives. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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The Samsung 990 Pro has a strong consumer performance profile. It offers burst read speeds of 3 GB/s and burst write speeds of 5 GB/s. The 990 Pro also offers respectable out of cache performance. At current prices (1TB $120 USD, 2TB $165 USD and 4TB $320 USD) the Samsung 990 Pro offers worse value for money than the WD Black SN850X. Samsung’s superior SSD technology allowed them to dominate the consumer market since SSDs became mainstream in 2010. However, in today’s market, their technology no longer justifies a price premium. [Jun '24 SSDrivePro]

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