Average Bench: 51.6% (882nd of 1071)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: USB3.0 Super Speed

Average average bench

The Usb3.0 Super Speed 120GB averaged 48.4% 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 80MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Usb3.0 Super Speed 120GB is 23.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Usb3.0 Super Speed 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 152MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 138MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Min Avg Max
162 Read 349 414
91.1 Write 272 376
18.6 Mixed 251 356
62.3 SusWrite 152 364
57.2% 256 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.4 4K Read 21 29.2
12.8 4K Write 33.2 43.5
1.1 4K Mixed 19.1 30.6
73.9% 24.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
64.3 DQ Read 138 233
17 DQ Write 123 196
10.2 DQ Mixed 80 154
73.8% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
39GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 56 56 53 59 58 MB/s
Read 363
Write 331
Mixed 308
SusWrite 95.7
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 28.5
93% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 183
133% 175 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: 0214
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 49 46 48 49 49 MB/s
Read 372
Write 319
Mixed 275
SusWrite 93.3
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 24.5
80% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 117
94% 132 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 82 59 60 58 59 MB/s
Read 349
Write 324
Mixed 271
SusWrite 94.6
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 21.1
79% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 112
88% 120 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,893,499 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 2170p

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