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SamsungMZ-7TE500BW
OCZAGT3-25SAT3-120G
$102
▲ 518 ▼

Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 51431 ▼
 $102 

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. Memory: Micron Asynchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q2 2011.

Effective Speed 
+112%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 106,899 user samples
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68,337 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 126% 450GB free
Worst Bench: 72% 150GB free (System drive)
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
SPEED RANK: 244th / 1072
38,562 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 61% 816GB free
Worst Bench: 31% 25GB free (System drive)
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
SPEED RANK: 894th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		103 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+112% 		48.7 %
Average Score 
+146%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		468 MB/s Hugely faster read speed.
+214% 		149 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		381 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+231% 		115 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		39.2 MB/s Much faster random read.
+77% 		22.2 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		85.6 MB/s Faster random write.
+22% 		70.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		344 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+163% 		131 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		49.6 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+89% 		26.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		298 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+229% 		90.6 MB/s
Peak Score 
+150%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		508 MB/s Hugely faster peak read speed.
+181% 		181 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		486 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+242% 		142 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		46.2 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+62% 		28.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		116 MB/s Slightly faster peak random write.
+6% 		109 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		420 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+176% 		152 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		60.5 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+78% 		33.9 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		445 MB/s Hugely faster peak sustained write speed.
+301% 		111 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+358%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.12 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,100% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		16.5 % Hugely better value.
+363% 		3.57 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 $102 Much cheaper.
+32%
Nice To Haves 
+114%
Age
Newest 		124+ Months More recent.
+20% 		155 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		385 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+110% 		183 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		362 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+160% 		139 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,272 Pts Hugely stronger server IO.
+105% 		619 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		255 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+80% 		142 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		338 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+160% 		130 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		287 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+156% 		112 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		218 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+118% 		99.8 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		500GB 120GB
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68,337
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