SSD 120GB

SSD 120GB
BENCHMARKS (19,189)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -39%Read -15%, Write -37%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -108%Peak Score -14%Read -1%, Write -13%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment -94%User Rating -13%, Market Share -175%Nice To Haves -31%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -57%, ADQ Read -38%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -70%, Age -35%, AS-SSD Total -10%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 71.6% (608^th of 1040)

Based on 19,189 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 37%Average: 71.6% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The SSD 120GB averaged 28.3% 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 148MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 57.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 286MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 19,189 samples)

Rank 60871.6%

Min	Avg	Max
167	Read 401	495
96.2	Write 297	429
89.9	Mixed 286	365
56.5	SusWrite 143	397
62.9% 282 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.7	4K Read 29.9	39.7
20.2	4K Write 69.5	97.3
11.5	4K Mixed 29.6	39.6
120% 43 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
53.6	DQ Read 230	321
41.7	DQ Write 244	344
19.5	DQ Mixed 148	202
136% 207 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 160 85 84 86 85 MB/s

76.4% Very good

Write 185

Mixed 244

SusWrite 133

53% 239 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 76.6

4K Mixed 38

133% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 187

160% 233 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 126 120 72 87 MB/s

68% Good

Write 232

Mixed 320

SusWrite 114

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 39.3

4K Write 83.3

4K Mixed 5.9

111% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 195

170% 251 MB/s

TUR-User, 28 mins ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 65 59 64 MB/s

53.3% Above average

Write 74.2

Mixed 105

SusWrite 63.1

34% 154 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 41.2

4K Mixed 21.2

95% 30.9 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 64.7

DQ Mixed 81.7

74% 117 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $182Bench 77%, 541,476 samples	12,519x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 84%, 701,542 samples	8,989x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $170Bench 80%, 251,971 samples	4,035x

GPU
RX 580AMD $218Bench 55%, 623,105 samples	5,751x
RX 570AMD $125Bench 47%, 313,616 samples	4,272x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 185,002 samples	3,529x

SSD
SSD 120GBBench 72%, 19,189 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples	3,209x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	2,403x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 193,844 samples	1,701x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $551

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 120GB

Average Bench: 71.6% (608^th of 1040)

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