Average Bench: 65.4% (737th of 1072)

Based on 61 user benchmarks.  Model: PH6-CE120-L3

Above average average bench

The PH6-CE120-L3 120GB averaged 34.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 153MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PH6-CE120-L3 120GB is 40.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PH6-CE120-L3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 83.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 283MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 61 samples)
Min Avg Max
75.9 Read 409 484
124 Write 292 421
64.4 Mixed 283 349
47.6 SusWrite 83.9 121
59.4% 267 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 26.7 36.3
17.2 4K Write 64.5 86.2
10.7 4K Mixed 26.7 33.2
109% 39.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
67.7 DQ Read 239 299
37.3 DQ Write 247 320
15.2 DQ Mixed 153 189
140% 213 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free
Firmware: F/W:1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 80 67 67 66 67 MB/s
Read 471
Write 396
Mixed 328
SusWrite 120
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 30.4
123% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 179
167% 257 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 110 71 72 70 72 MB/s
Read 473
Write 320
Mixed 328
SusWrite 94.3
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 31.5
126% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 188
170% 257 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 60 42 44 32 28 MB/s
Read 37.5
Write 340
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 58.9
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 30.6
120% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 186
167% 251 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,786,338 SSDs tested

Typical PH6-CE120-L3 120GB Builds (Compare 1,447 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 - $152

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $361

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