SSD 120GB

SSD 120GB
BENCHMARKS (25,073)
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -40%Read -12%, Write -43%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -54%, SusWrite -101%Peak Score -14%Read -5%, Write -16%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite 3%Value & Sentiment -76%User Rating -13%, Market Share -139%Nice To Haves -34%DQ Read -15%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -45%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -77%, Age -41%, AS-SSD Total -12%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 70.2% (650^th of 1058)

Based on 25,073 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 38%Average: 70.2% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The SSD 120GB averaged 29.8% 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 141MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 55.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 140MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 280MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25,073 samples)

Rank 65070.2%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 407	483
87.7	Write 280	418
84.1	Mixed 284	359
46	SusWrite 140	381
61.9% 278 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.55	4K Read 28.7	40.2
21.2	4K Write 67.8	97.4
8.94	4K Mixed 28.4	40.9
116% 41.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
77.4	DQ Read 226	319
30.2	DQ Write 237	335
12.7	DQ Mixed 141	204
131% 201 MB/s

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

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

89GB free

Firmware: SBFM01.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 464 466 467 465 464 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 385

Mixed 341

SusWrite 464

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 41.7

4K Write 95.7

4K Mixed 39

164% 58.8 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 198

183% 282 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 99 78 78 78 79 MB/s

78.6% Very good

Write 196

Mixed 332

SusWrite 107

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 77.1

4K Mixed 32.8

134% 47.8 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 193

171% 255 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM81.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 90 90 91 93 90 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 250

Mixed 271

SusWrite 106

58% 262 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 32.8

4K Mixed 21.8

79% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 158

DQ Write 129

DQ Mixed 133

102% 140 MB/s

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $156Bench 76%, 790,751 samples	20,528x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $133Bench 81%, 1,068,225 samples	15,057x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $189Bench 78%, 365,240 samples	6,491x

GPU
RX 580AMD $260Bench 55%, 843,727 samples	8,876x
RX 570AMD $170Bench 47%, 417,109 samples	6,683x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $222Bench 71%, 373,044 samples	5,642x

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SSD 120GBBench 70%, 25,073 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	5,278x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	3,756x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 305,714 samples	2,616x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $542

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Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $470	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $535	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $350	Nvidia RTX 3050 $325	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $449	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 120GB

Average Bench: 70.2% (650^th of 1058)

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