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SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 58.2% (821st of 1072)

Based on 277 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510
Poor: 33%Average: 58.2% Great: 76%

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Average average bench

The PNY SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB averaged 41.7% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 77.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB is 43.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 130MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 277 samples)
Rank 82158.2%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 421 501
59.8 Write 130 155
74.1 Mixed 176 217
3.38 SusWrite 106 138
45.7% 208 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.8 4K Read 24 33
3.8 4K Write 66.5 103
4.96 4K Mixed 20 38.4
97.2% 36.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.9 DQ Read 129 189
54.4 DQ Write 120 151
8.06 DQ Mixed 77.7 156
71.1% 109 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 133 130 138 134 137 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 425
Write 152
Mixed 205
SusWrite 135
50% 229 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 39.7
153% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 150
117% 162 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 102 106 106 109 101 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 346
Write 127
Mixed 190
SusWrite 107
42% 192 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 35.2
124% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 132
104% 147 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 82 83 71 82 84 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 339
Write 118
Mixed 190
SusWrite 84.1
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 65.1
4K Mixed 32.5
120% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 143
109% 149 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 105 110 100 106 118 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 400
Write 147
Mixed 172
SusWrite 104
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 41.3
4K Mixed 23.3
83% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 119
95% 133 MB/s
20GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 131 136 137 131 MB/s
47.8% Average
Read 367
Write 124
Mixed 200
SusWrite 134
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 10.1
60% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 159
122% 165 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,722,508 SSDs tested

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Typical SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB Builds (Compare 2,099 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop 66%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Dell XPS 8500

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,665x
Core i5-3450Intel  $59Bench 66%, 34,199 samples144x
Core i5-3350PIntel  $60Bench 65%, 21,413 samples139x
GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples162x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples155x
GeForce GT 620NvidiaBench 2%, 17,163 samples112x
SSD
SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GBPNYBench 58%, 277 samples1x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples154x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples80x
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 58%, 1,608 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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