Average Bench: 66.9% (718th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: EKSSD 120G

Above average average bench

The Ekssd 120G 120GB averaged 33.1% 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 Write Speed 81.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 254MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ekssd 120G 120GB is 33.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Ekssd 120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 169MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Min Avg Max
314 Read 454 516
224 Write 375 431
24.4 Mixed 316 407
69 SusWrite 169 362
73.3% 328 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 22.9 31.5
30 4K Write 81.3 137
1 4K Mixed 17.8 28.2
100% 40.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
63.2 DQ Read 146 177
16.6 DQ Write 254 335
1 DQ Mixed 29.1 44.3
70.4% 143 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 21 67 22 63 13 MB/s
Read 516
Write 431
Mixed 24.4
SusWrite 69
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 27.5
91% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 16.7
DQ Mixed 7.7
23% 52.8 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,793,591 SSDs tested

Typical 120G 120GB Builds (Compare 2,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $128

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