SSD 120GB

SSD 120GB
BENCHMARKS (25,025)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -43%Effective Speed -43%Average Score -47%Read -12%, Write -47%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -31%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite -125%Peak Score -18%Read -5%, Write -18%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -6%Value & Sentiment -82%User Rating -13%, Market Share -151%Nice To Haves -38%DQ Read -16%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -64%, ADQ Read -47%, ADQ Write -25%, ADQ Mixed -80%, Age -51%, AS-SSD Total -13%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 68.7% (669^th of 1058)

Based on 25,025 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 36%Average: 68.7% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The SSD 120GB averaged 31.2% 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 144MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 56.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 133MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 276MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25,025 samples)

Rank 66968.7%

Min	Avg	Max
297	Read 413	485
104	Write 276	411
84.7	Mixed 276	355
46.8	SusWrite 133	363
61.1% 275 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 28.2	40
15.4	4K Write 65.5	94.1
1.53	4K Mixed 27.8	40
113% 40.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
48.3	DQ Read 219	318
24.2	DQ Write 229	337
12.8	DQ Mixed 144	202
131% 197 MB/s

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

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM12.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 79 91 72 93 92 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 447

Mixed 371

SusWrite 110

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 90.9

4K Mixed 38.5

145% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 174

171% 272 MB/s

GBR-User, 55 mins ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM91.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 183 211 232 140 153 MB/s

63.2% Good

Write 211

Mixed 128

SusWrite 177

49% 221 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 69.8

4K Mixed 12.9

93% 36.2 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 70

101% 189 MB/s

USA-User, 17 mins ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFMBB.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 59 146 66 73 66 MB/s

43.9% Average

Write 183

Mixed 173

SusWrite 99

46% 206 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 16.3

4K Mixed 17.7

64% 18.5 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 19.2

DQ Mixed 31.7

34% 60.5 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 100 56 71 37 57 MB/s

39.2% Below average

Write 167

Mixed 164

SusWrite 83

43% 195 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 18.7

4K Mixed 19.9

36% 13 MB/s

DQ Read 87.1

DQ Write 220

DQ Mixed 189

134% 165 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $69

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $183Bench 76%, 635,086 samples	15,199x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $210Bench 83%, 842,939 samples	11,061x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $199Bench 79%, 307,294 samples	4,906x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 692,956 samples	6,885x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 46%, 334,062 samples	5,178x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 243,919 samples	4,292x

SSD
SSD 120GBBench 69%, 25,025 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	3,907x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 81%, 510,924 samples	2,858x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $89Bench 84%, 212,382 samples	2,019x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $551

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Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 120GB

Average Bench: 68.7% (669^th of 1058)

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