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SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-490P 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 43.2% (929th of 1072)

Based on 80 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-490P
Poor: 20%Average: 43.2% Great: 67%

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Below average average bench

The PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-490P 120GB averaged 56.7% 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 Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 66.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-490P 120GB is 46.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-490P 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 33.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 87.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 80 samples)
Rank 92943.2%
Min Avg Max
317 Read 417 499
1.91 Write 87.1 148
2.5 Mixed 98.1 214
1.31 SusWrite 33.2 134
34.2% 159 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.07 4K Read 23.1 32
0.6 4K Write 36.4 102
0.81 4K Mixed 11 32
68.5% 23.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.1 DQ Read 118 178
55 DQ Write 116 146
8.48 DQ Mixed 66.8 155
64% 100 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 141 131 145 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 450
Write 147
Mixed 205
SusWrite 139
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 34.8
129% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 154
118% 160 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 135 138 145 144 139 MB/s
65% Good
Read 399
Write 134
Mixed 198
SusWrite 140
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 31.2
107% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 134
108% 151 MB/s
60GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 MB/s
37.9% Below average
Read 516
Write 42.9
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 3.4
30% 143 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 7.9
60% 14.3 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 2.4 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.1 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 464
Write 47.3
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 3
27% 131 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 6.9
57% 13.7 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 MB/s
29.6% Poor
Read 418
Write 36.1
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 0.9
24% 114 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
48% 10.7 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.6 3.4 2.9 3.5 2.6 MB/s
22% Poor
Read 379
Write 50.4
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 3.2
23% 110 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 6.3
21% 5.27 MB/s
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Desktop 67%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples943x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples855x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples395x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples180x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples159x
SSD
SSD2SC120G3LC709B121-490P 120GBPNYBench 43%, 80 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples61x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $338

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