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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 67.1% (714th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: MXSSD3MDSF-120G
Poor: 54%Average: 67.1% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The MXSSD3MDSF-120G 120GB averaged 32.8% 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 122MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MXSSD3MDSF-120G 120GB is 25.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the MXSSD3MDSF-120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 145MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 71467.1%
Min Avg Max
288 Read 414 517
132 Write 145 159
164 Mixed 202 239
113 SusWrite 130 149
49.1% 223 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.4 4K Read 28 38
11 4K Write 73.2 113
11.7 4K Mixed 28.1 40.4
117% 43.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 DQ Read 168 228
60.5 DQ Write 141 159
11.5 DQ Mixed 122 169
101% 144 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 4.C.V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 111 131 131 130 127 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 432
Write 154
Mixed 208
SusWrite 127
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 39
158% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 141
114% 162 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 108 115 112 112 115 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 373
Write 136
Mixed 176
SusWrite 113
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 33.8
141% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 130
103% 142 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 4.C.V
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 115 132 135 136 126 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 304
Write 132
Mixed 164
SusWrite 130
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 27.2
111% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 167
125% 168 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,726,160 SSDs tested

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Typical MXSSD3MDSF-120G 120GB Builds (Compare 182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3

CPU
Core i5-750Intel  $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples99x
Core i7 860Intel  $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples53x
Core i7 870Intel  $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples10x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples8x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples8x
SSD
MXSSD3MDSF-120G 120GBBench 67%, 14 samples1x
RAM
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples34x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples31x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $270

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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