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Intel SSDSC2MH120A2

510 Series 120GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 53.7% (865th of 1072)

Based on 2,171 user benchmarks.  Models: INTEL SSDSC2MH120A2, INTEL SSDSC2MH12
Poor: 45%Average: 53.7% Great: 60%

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Average average bench

The Intel 510 Series 120GB averaged 46.2% 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 18.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 21.9MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel 510 Series 120GB is just 15.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel 510 Series 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 59.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 81MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,171 samples)
Rank 86553.7%
Min Avg Max
305 Read 370 404
156 Write 190 201
191 Mixed 217 233
156 SusWrite 188 202
53.7% 241 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 18.8 22.1
26.4 4K Write 42.1 53.7
16.2 4K Mixed 21.9 26
78.8% 27.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
74.7 DQ Read 81 86.1
45.7 DQ Write 59.5 62.5
46.1 DQ Mixed 58.2 61.4
46.8% 66.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 196 197 199 199 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 377
Write 196
Mixed 222
SusWrite 196
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 23.9
79% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 83.5
DQ Write 61.5
DQ Mixed 60.5
48% 68.5 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 176 193 194 194 181 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 379
Write 194
Mixed 220
SusWrite 181
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 19.8
75% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 83.6
DQ Write 60
DQ Mixed 60
48% 67.9 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 192 196 183 182 MB/s
52.3% Above average
Read 367
Write 196
Mixed 221
SusWrite 189
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 20.1
75% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 82.8
DQ Write 60.3
DQ Mixed 60.2
48% 67.8 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 191 120 60 61 61 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 365
Write 188
Mixed 220
SusWrite 112
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 18.2
61% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 82.8
DQ Write 61.1
DQ Mixed 59
48% 67.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,471 SSDs tested

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Typical 510 Series 120GB Builds (Compare 24,222 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,020x
Core i7-2600Intel  $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,564x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples931x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,039x
SSD
510 Series 120GBIntelBench 54%, 2,171 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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