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USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 53.6% (866th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó
Poor: 39%Average: 53.6% Great: 62%

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Average average bench

The PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 120GB averaged 46.4% 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 110MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.9MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 120GB is 22.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 34.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 86653.6%
Min Avg Max
97.1 Read 339 398
150 Write 299 404
191 Mixed 280 348
85.7 SusWrite 162 316
60.5% 270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.1 4K Read 20.9 29.9
25.4 4K Write 34.8 39
4.7 4K Mixed 21.6 29.3
77.8% 25.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87.2 DQ Read 152 229
66.3 DQ Write 124 184
27.8 DQ Mixed 110 194
89.8% 128 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
96GB free
Firmware: 7402
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 170 153 152 152 153 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 398
Write 404
Mixed 336
SusWrite 176
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 26.2
88% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 99.7
DQ Mixed 121
90% 119 MB/s
58GB free
Firmware: 7402
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 168 152 153 152 152 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 392
Write 398
Mixed 336
SusWrite 175
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 26
82% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 118
89% 120 MB/s
57GB free
Firmware: 7402
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 174 153 153 153 153 MB/s
50.4% Above average
Read 324
Write 334
Mixed 278
SusWrite 174
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 21.1
68% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 118
89% 120 MB/s
95GB free
Firmware: 7402
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 152 152 151 153 153 MB/s
46.7% Average
Read 390
Write 390
Mixed 345
SusWrite 180
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 18.4
52% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 87.2
DQ Write 66.3
DQ Mixed 76.1
57% 76.5 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples3,919x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples3,540x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples1,609x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,189x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples933x
SSD
USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 120GBPNYBench 54%, 25 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples152x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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