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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 63% (769th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: BSL120AEMM20
Poor: 45%Average: 63% Great: 73%

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Above average average bench

The BSL120AEMM20 128GB averaged 37.0% 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 Random Write Speed 66.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the BSL120AEMM20 128GB is 28.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the BSL120AEMM20 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 124MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 143MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 76963%
Min Avg Max
311 Read 490 528
132 Write 143 152
97.7 Mixed 207 226
66.9 SusWrite 124 149
52.9% 241 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 4K Read 23.1 27.4
19.4 4K Write 66.3 109
7 4K Mixed 23.1 36.1
99.7% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 DQ Read 130 244
34.2 DQ Write 88.7 142
7.62 DQ Mixed 53.5 151
55.1% 90.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 147 138 150 148 MB/s
76.4% Very good
Read 502
Write 149
Mixed 135
SusWrite 140
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 36.1
132% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 66.2
DQ Mixed 134
104% 148 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 145 146 146 MB/s
72.8% Very good
Read 468
Write 146
Mixed 199
SusWrite 145
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 29.9
128% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 49.7
DQ Mixed 150
109% 147 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 144 115 74 73 73 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 447
Write 143
Mixed 200
SusWrite 102
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 31.6
126% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 46
DQ Mixed 100
85% 130 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 139 136 145 147 147 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 438
Write 132
Mixed 205
SusWrite 139
50% 229 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 30.4
112% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 151
121% 172 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0724B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 149 151 152 152 153 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 311
Write 152
Mixed 186
SusWrite 149
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 24.4
92% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27.5
DQ Write 99.9
DQ Mixed 36.8
36% 54.7 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 82 50 57 51 55 MB/s
39.2% Below average
Read 407
Write 142
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 66.9
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 7
47% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 66.6
DQ Mixed 132
94% 123 MB/s
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asrock H110M-DGS

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples140x
Core i3-6100Intel  $66Bench 55%, 110,166 samples104x
Core i5-6400Intel  $75Bench 61%, 171,457 samples90x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples73x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples65x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples61x
SSD
BSL120AEMM20 128GBBench 63%, 20 samples1x
RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples21x
Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 68%, 7,794 samples17x
M378A1G43EB1-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 3,609 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $126

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