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Crucial CT120BX100SSD1

BX100 120GB

▲ BX100 120GB
BENCHMARKS (6,931)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -19%Read 20%, Write -70%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -30%Peak Score -27%Read 11%, Write -92%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -50%Value & Sentiment -8%User Rating -4%, Market Share -52%, Price 27%, Value -1%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read -16%, DQ Write -58%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -6%, ADQ Write -40%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age 12%, AS-SSD Total -25%

Average Bench: 76.2% (559^th of 1080)

Based on 6,931 user benchmarks. Models: CT120BX100SSD1, CT120BX1 00SSD1

Poor: 56%Average: 76.2% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Crucial BX100 120GB averaged 23.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial BX100 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 154MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial BX100 120GB is 32.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial BX100 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 181MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,931 samples)

Rank 55976.2%

Min	Avg	Max
375	Read 475	515
169	Write 181	188
127	Mixed 226	246
99.3	SusWrite 158	185
57.4% 260 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.5	4K Read 26.3	31
26.1	4K Write 76.4	110
15.6	4K Mixed 34.3	42.6
124% 45.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
166	DQ Read 245	263
85.6	DQ Write 171	188
46.1	DQ Mixed 154	174
130% 190 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 days ago.

20GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 154 119 117 135 121 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 184

Mixed 246

SusWrite 138

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 39.9

146% 54.7 MB/s

DQ Read 262

DQ Write 181

DQ Mixed 172

142% 205 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

83GB free

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 188 189 188 188 188 MB/s

81.7% Excellent

Write 189

Mixed 246

SusWrite 187

62% 281 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 36.4

130% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 259

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 174

143% 207 MB/s

AUT-User, 6 hrs ago.

13GB free (System drive)

Firmware: MU02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 76 63 63 65 64 MB/s

77.5% Very good

Write 189

Mixed 244

SusWrite 77.5

54% 247 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 35.8

144% 57.5 MB/s

DQ Read 255

DQ Write 188

DQ Mixed 170

141% 204 MB/s

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $90

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	307x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	255x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	236x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	252x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	150x

SSD
BX100 120GBCrucial $70Bench 76%, 6,931 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	72x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	33x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $554

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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Crucial CT120BX100SSD1

BX100 120GB

Average Bench: 76.2% (559^th of 1080)

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BX100 120GB

Average Bench: 76.2% (559th of 1080)

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