Smart-120GB 120GB

Smart-120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -90%Effective Speed -90%Average Score -91%Read -13%, Write -45%, 4K Read -63%, 4K Write -88%, Mixed -90%, 4K Mixed -196%, SusWrite -141%Peak Score -20%Read 4%, Write -15%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write -44%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -36%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -113%DQ Read -113%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -102%, ADQ Read -244%, ADQ Write -73%, ADQ Mixed -447%, Age 124%, AS-SSD Total -41%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 51.8% (880^th of 1071)

Based on 27 user benchmarks. Model: Smart-120GB

Poor: 25%Average: 51.8% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The Smart-120GB 120GB averaged 48.1% 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 21.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 403MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Smart-120GB 120GB is 54.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Smart-120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 123MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 94.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 27 samples)

Rank 88051.8%

Min	Avg	Max
295	Read 403	528
7.7	Write 280	420
10.9	Mixed 189	364
50.7	SusWrite 123	285
55.2% 249 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.1	4K Read 21.1	46.3
4.6	4K Write 46.6	85.2
0.3	4K Mixed 15.2	42.4
76.1% 27.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.9	DQ Read 94.8	172
18.3	DQ Write 167	330
0.4	DQ Mixed 47.6	164
59.6% 103 MB/s

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IDN-User, 11 months ago.

47GB free

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 356 351 103 48 48 MB/s

70% Very good

Write 364

Mixed 309

SusWrite 211

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 85

4K Mixed 19.8

106% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 82.4

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 26.1

70% 141 MB/s

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Typical Smart-120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Intel H55AD17

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples	7x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	6x
Core i3 530Intel $45Bench 46%, 16,724 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	5x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples	5x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	4x

SSD
Smart-120GB 120GBBench 52%, 27 samples	3x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	11x
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	8x
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples	2x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $339

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Smart-120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 51.8% (880^th of 1071)

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Smart-120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 51.8% (880th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 51.8% (880^th of 1071)