Average Bench: 72.3% (627th of 1072)

Based on 3,248 user benchmarks.  Model: R3SL120G

Good average bench

The AMD Radeon R3 120GB averaged 27.7% 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 189MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Radeon R3 120GB is 37.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AMD Radeon R3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 90.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,248 samples)
Min Avg Max
354 Read 455 504
240 Write 347 413
185 Mixed 328 382
78.5 SusWrite 90.2 95.9
67.8% 305 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.6 4K Read 25.6 30.5
24.3 4K Write 73.3 110
17.9 4K Mixed 34.6 44.9
122% 44.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.4 DQ Read 245 280
74 DQ Write 243 328
44.1 DQ Mixed 189 235
157% 226 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
59GB free
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 150 49 53 55 53 MB/s
Read 484
Write 298
Mixed 347
SusWrite 83.4
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 41.2
144% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 218
184% 265 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 134 54 55 54 54 MB/s
Read 462
Write 402
Mixed 362
SusWrite 88.8
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 37.6
150% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 220
180% 255 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0303B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 120 152 162 111 MB/s
Read 498
Write 160
Mixed 218
SusWrite 144
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 31.6
130% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 113
91% 126 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,724,994 SSDs tested

Typical Radeon R3 120GB Builds (Compare 2,817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $278

Popular Radeon R3 120GB compatible motherboards:

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