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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 73.8% (531st of 1016)

Based on 12,376 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD
Poor: 49%Average: 73.8% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The SSD 120GB averaged 26.1% 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 153MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 49%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 293MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,376 samples)
Rank 53173.8%
Min Avg Max
299 Read 418 493
132 Write 303 429
148 Mixed 293 358
63.3 SusWrite 154 400
65.1% 292 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 30.6 39.6
32.2 4K Write 71 99.8
12.9 4K Mixed 29.4 39.2
122% 43.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.8 DQ Read 238 321
45.6 DQ Write 250 344
16.5 DQ Mixed 153 203
140% 214 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM01.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 358 424 423 431 414 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 297
Mixed 310
SusWrite 394
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 37.9
161% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 194
181% 279 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 182 186 179 183 185 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 299
Write 270
Mixed 252
SusWrite 190
57% 253 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 33.6
142% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 184
160% 237 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 124 124 54 95 74 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 418
Write 248
Mixed 319
SusWrite 83.1
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 26.5
106% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 18.5
DQ Mixed 5
36% 90 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 70 71 71 71 71 MB/s
56.8% Above average
Read 406
Write 268
Mixed 288
SusWrite 93.5
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 17.5
78% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 184
159% 232 MB/s
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Desktop 62%
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Workstation 54%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $105Bench 69%, 242,718 samples10,220x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $140Bench 73%, 86,934 samples4,327x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 68%, 135,494 samples4,301x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $277Bench 57%, 752,023 samples5,168x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples3,831x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples3,439x
SSD
SSD 120GBBench 74%, 12,376 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples3,156x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 88%, 111,841 samples1,567x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $70Bench 87%, 97,491 samples1,370x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $565

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Intel Core i5-9400F $155Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9600K $218Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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