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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Average Bench: 70.5% (564th of 1003)

Based on 7,626 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD
Poor: 37%Average: 70.5% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The SSD 120GB averaged 29.5% 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 149MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 59.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 139MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,626 samples)
Rank 56470.5%
Min Avg Max
290 Read 413 491
104 Write 299 421
85.6 Mixed 278 353
47.7 SusWrite 139 404
63% 283 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.74 4K Read 29.2 38.7
22.2 4K Write 68.3 94
7.14 4K Mixed 27.5 37
116% 41.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
52.9 DQ Read 229 318
34.2 DQ Write 252 343
16 DQ Mixed 149 197
137% 210 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
38GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 148 65 66 65 66 MB/s
83.4% Excellent
Read 501
Write 378
Mixed 344
SusWrite 120
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 33.2
144% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 181
166% 251 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM21.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 206 224 227 229 228 MB/s
83.2% Excellent
Read 452
Write 332
Mixed 327
SusWrite 230
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 28
131% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 157
151% 232 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 103 100 77 89 84 MB/s
77.7% Very good
Read 458
Write 277
Mixed 326
SusWrite 131
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 33.2
135% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 176
149% 216 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 15,060,816 SSDs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 67%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 65%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING - $119

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $109Bench 82%, 162,203 samples8,371x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $147Bench 87%, 59,694 samples3,534x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $180Bench 85%, 100,971 samples3,513x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 614,494 samples4,178x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 97%, 551,699 samples3,000x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 484,715 samples2,726x
SSD
SSD 120GBBench 70%, 7,626 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 86%, 194,158 samples2,441x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 90%, 68,100 samples1,258x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $75Bench 94%, 64,999 samples1,078x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $538

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $355Nvidia GTX 1070 $335Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $84
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $144Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $100
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $274Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $639SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $85SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12
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