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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 67.4% (709th of 1072)

Based on 108 user benchmarks.  Model: HX120GSSDSATA3
Poor: 38%Average: 67.4% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The HX120GSSDSATA3 120GB averaged 32.6% 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 77.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 252MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HX120GSSDSATA3 120GB is 50.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HX120GSSDSATA3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 112MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 31.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 108 samples)
Rank 70967.4%
Min Avg Max
367 Read 431 508
235 Write 348 430
100 Mixed 303 395
50.4 SusWrite 229 396
73.4% 328 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.4 4K Read 21.4 27.7
32 4K Write 77.6 112
1 4K Mixed 17 26.1
95.4% 38.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 DQ Read 112 172
81.7 DQ Write 252 337
1.1 DQ Mixed 31.5 69.6
67% 132 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free
Firmware: 2A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 390 231 51 42 53 MB/s
73.6% Very good
Read 451
Write 424
Mixed 361
SusWrite 180
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 25.7
111% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 39.7
89% 179 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0421B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 268 269 275 274 224 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 465
Write 254
Mixed 218
SusWrite 262
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 12.4
88% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 71
90% 157 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 286 233 366 375 368 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 421
Write 344
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 309
65% 290 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 0.2
26% 7.9 MB/s
DQ Read 39.3
DQ Write 14.7
DQ Mixed 0.3
7% 18.1 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 239 269 271 285 65 MB/s
43.5% Average
Read 325
Write 254
Mixed 276
SusWrite 230
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 11.8
50% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 48.2
DQ Write 15
DQ Mixed 16.3
16% 26.5 MB/s
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Typical HX120GSSDSATA3 120GB Builds (Compare 470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H81M-HDS R2.0

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples109x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples57x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples37x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples43x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples36x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples33x
SSD
HX120GSSDSATA3 120GBBench 67%, 108 samples1x
RAM
GR1600D364L11/8G 2x8GBGoodramBench 52%, 992 samples14x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples14x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $209

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