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SSD 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

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Average Bench: 53% (795th of 1003)

Based on 1,208 user benchmarks.  Model: 120GB SSD
Poor: 38%Average: 53% Great: 72%

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Average average bench

The 120gb SSD 120GB averaged 46.9% 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 Read Speed 22.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 120gb SSD 120GB is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 120gb SSD 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 18.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,208 samples)
Rank 79553%
Min Avg Max
319 Read 409 471
87.4 Write 281 377
102 Mixed 242 308
72.6 SusWrite 144 369
59.8% 269 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.5 4K Read 22.5 27.8
22.6 4K Write 58.2 80.6
6.07 4K Mixed 10 13.7
77.7% 30.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.4 DQ Read 89.7 136
58.7 DQ Write 169 219
10 DQ Mixed 18.4 26.1
45.4% 92.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 41 133 62 59 60 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 428
Write 288
Mixed 242
SusWrite 86.7
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 62.4
4K Mixed 9.7
82% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 81.8
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 13.8
48% 102 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 79 69 71 70 70 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 414
Write 306
Mixed 281
SusWrite 89.6
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 10.9
80% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 17.5
47% 96.9 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 60 63 67 66 66 MB/s
46% Average
Read 423
Write 312
Mixed 277
SusWrite 87.2
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 8.5
70% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 88.8
DQ Write 77.4
DQ Mixed 16
30% 60.7 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 106 67 67 66 67 MB/s
38.9% Below average
Read 401
Write 299
Mixed 272
SusWrite 87.3
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 22.2
4K Mixed 8.2
40% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 18
44% 90.7 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 74 56 69 68 66 MB/s
33% Below average
Read 336
Write 63.3
Mixed 19.8
SusWrite 91.4
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 4.8
40% 11.6 MB/s
DQ Read 70.8
DQ Write 57.2
DQ Mixed 13
24% 47 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 124 133 143 186 161 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 334
Write 64.7
Mixed 127
SusWrite 143
37% 167 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 11
4K Mixed 5.6
29% 8.97 MB/s
DQ Read 13.5
DQ Write 13.3
DQ Mixed 7.3
7% 11.4 MB/s
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Gaming 81%
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Desktop 54%
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Workstation 35%
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CPU
Core i5-6400Intel  $182Bench 65%, 74,232 samples76x
Core i5-7400Intel  $184Bench 69%, 89,244 samples53x
Core i7-6700Intel  $260Bench 77%, 113,778 samples41x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 631,382 samples44x
RX 480AMD  $140Bench 64%, 130,101 samples43x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $180Bench 66%, 285,957 samples42x
SSD
SSD 120GB120gbBench 53%, 1,208 samples34x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 9,565 samples51x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 69%, 3,837 samples40x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 79%, 8,811 samples37x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $582

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