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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 68.4% (694th of 1071)

Based on 22,748 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD
Poor: 37%Average: 68.4% Great: 94%

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Above average average bench

The SSD 120GB averaged 31.6% 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 135MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 57.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22,748 samples)
Rank 69468.4%
Min Avg Max
294 Read 413 488
114 Write 286 419
86.3 Mixed 285 364
44.5 SusWrite 142 347
62.7% 282 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 28.1 39.6
17.7 4K Write 64.5 96.8
1.28 4K Mixed 26.5 39.8
111% 39.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45 DQ Read 214 318
28.8 DQ Write 228 340
13.8 DQ Mixed 135 208
125% 192 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
0GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s
87.7% Excellent
Read 475
Write 311
Mixed 329
SusWrite 106
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 38.9
165% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 193
169% 250 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 158 90 90 89 88 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 479
Write 388
Mixed 370
SusWrite 158
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 36.4
139% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 198
174% 258 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 150 63 64 62 72 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 481
Write 420
Mixed 378
SusWrite 135
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 39.5
151% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 161
129% 180 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 363 363 403 412 392 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 364
Write 316
Mixed 255
SusWrite 379
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 19.2
81% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 139
145% 238 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 59 41 89 19 59 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 426
Write 358
Mixed 324
SusWrite 78.4
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 32.1
116% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 159
144% 220 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 65,443,988 SSDs tested.

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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 2%
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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,446x
Core i7-2600Intel  $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,123x
Core i5-3470Intel  $50Bench 63%, 223,595 samples678x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,032x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,018x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples748x
SSD
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples458x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples318x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples227x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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