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SQF-S25M8-120G-AAG 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 71.9% (630th of 1072)

Based on 47 user benchmarks.  Model: SQF-S25M8-120G-AAG
Poor: 57%Average: 71.9% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The SQF-S25M8-120G-AAG 120GB averaged 28.0% 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-64Thread Read Speed 330MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SQF-S25M8-120G-AAG 120GB is 29.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SQF-S25M8-120G-AAG 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 47 samples)
Rank 63071.9%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 444 511
129 Write 189 200
146 Mixed 222 234
83.5 SusWrite 166 195
56.4% 255 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 4K Read 25 30.9
18.2 4K Write 58.8 93.9
18.5 4K Mixed 28.9 37.8
106% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.6 DQ Read 330 350
82 DQ Write 187 200
33.7 DQ Mixed 122 140
127% 213 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
81GB free
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 194 194 194 198 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 500
Write 164
Mixed 232
SusWrite 195
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 33.3
125% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 132
125% 199 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 192 186 193 192 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 500
Write 178
Mixed 233
SusWrite 191
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 31.6
117% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 140
138% 225 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 123 170 167 158 160 MB/s
71.4% Very good
Read 463
Write 192
Mixed 226
SusWrite 160
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 29.1
102% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 125
129% 215 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 129 121 124 98 117 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 359
Write 191
Mixed 203
SusWrite 121
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 29
4K Mixed 19.4
71% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 99.7
DQ Mixed 103
103% 171 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 156 149 152 125 172 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 298
Write 194
Mixed 188
SusWrite 153
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 27.5
4K Mixed 17.1
59% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 114
113% 183 MB/s
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Typical SQF-S25M8-120G-AAG 120GB Builds (Compare 4,075 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7020

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples1,733x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples1,085x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples286x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples1,379x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples309x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples261x
SSD
SQF-S25M8-120G-AAG 120GBBench 72%, 47 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples102x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples83x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 7,217 samples79x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $203

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