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120GB 120GB

120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -66%Effective Speed -66%Average Score -66%Read -9%, Write -36%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -200%, SusWrite -81%Peak Score -21%Read -2%, Write -15%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment -835%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,656%Nice To Haves -122%DQ Read -81%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -86%, ADQ Read -186%, ADQ Write -42%, ADQ Mixed -506%, Age -26%, AS-SSD Total -35%

Average Bench: 59.2% (810^th of 1072)

Based on 4,995 user benchmarks. Model: SSD 120GB

Poor: 35%Average: 59.2% Great: 81%

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Average average bench

The SSD 120GB 120GB averaged 40.7% 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 Random Read Speed 25MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 203MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB 120GB is 46.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 164MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 114MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,995 samples)

Rank 81059.2%

Min	Avg	Max
297	Read 419	499
107	Write 298	423
29.7	Mixed 253	384
43.6	SusWrite 164	344
63.1% 283 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.9	4K Read 25	37
11.7	4K Write 57	98.8
0.7	4K Mixed 15	35
87.4% 32.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
55.4	DQ Read 114	203
24.9	DQ Write 203	327
0.5	DQ Mixed 42.9	178
65.3% 120 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

112GB free

Firmware: ZD0R3G5J

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 375 421 410 428 426 MB/s

91% Outstanding

Write 417

Mixed 338

SusWrite 412

86% 380 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 90.3

4K Mixed 38

140% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 79.4

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 135

120% 173 MB/s

BRA-User, 3 days ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 284 308 316 163 27 MB/s

65.6% Good

Write 320

Mixed 264

SusWrite 232

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 58.1

4K Mixed 8.7

90% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 103

DQ Write 222

DQ Mixed 11.1

52% 112 MB/s

LKA-User, 7 days ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0625A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 151 182 175 169 123 MB/s

64.3% Good

Write 359

Mixed 330

SusWrite 162

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 79.6

4K Mixed 18.2

92% 38.4 MB/s

DQ Read 135

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 30.3

72% 146 MB/s

LKA-User, 1 day ago.

19GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 231 216 184 79 43 MB/s

63% Good

Write 192

Mixed 276

SusWrite 163

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 82.8

4K Mixed 12.2

98% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 18.2

63% 132 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1C16F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 274 201 74 42 57 MB/s

40.8% Average

Write 259

Mixed 266

SusWrite 152

56% 250 MB/s

4K Read 13.1

4K Write 25.1

4K Mixed 6.9

42% 15 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 176

DQ Mixed 16

48% 101 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	1,968x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	1,001x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	989x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,008x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	706x

SSD
120GB 120GBSSDBench 59%, 4,995 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	601x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	585x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	242x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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