Average Bench: 62.6% (774th of 1072)

Based on 44 user benchmarks.  Model: Phinocom SSD

Above average average bench

The Phinocom SSD 120GB averaged 37.4% 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 74.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 59.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Phinocom SSD 120GB is 30.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Phinocom SSD 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 149MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 254MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)
Min Avg Max
184 Read 447 526
90.7 Write 285 479
24.2 Mixed 254 497
33.1 SusWrite 149 345
63% 284 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.3 4K Read 18.6 35.8
16.5 4K Write 59.5 91.3
5.31 4K Mixed 18.6 37.5
83.4% 32.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.7 DQ Read 175 325
47.7 DQ Write 191 357
5.91 DQ Mixed 74.4 183
85.9% 147 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
37GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 73 84 84 85 85 MB/s
Read 487
Write 420
Mixed 307
SusWrite 110
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 36.8
136% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 161
162% 260 MB/s
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 89 90 89 90 90 MB/s
Read 454
Write 414
Mixed 332
SusWrite 108
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 33.3
123% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 174
171% 272 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 67 47 51 92 93 MB/s
Read 396
Write 373
Mixed 309
SusWrite 92.2
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 27.8
100% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 175
168% 265 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: S8FM05.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 202 202 202 202 201 MB/s
Read 500
Write 201
Mixed 193
SusWrite 202
60% 274 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 16.4
89% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 41.3
61% 114 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,667,614 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $254

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