SSD 120GB

SSD 120GB
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Effective Speed -40%Effective Speed -40%Average Score -42%Read -14%, Write -39%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -57%, SusWrite -115%Peak Score -16%Read -3%, Write -17%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment -98%User Rating -13%, Market Share -183%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read -15%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -63%, ADQ Read -42%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -74%, Age -48%, AS-SSD Total -13%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 70.4% (640^th of 1058)

Based on 23,519 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 42%Average: 70.4% Great: 91%

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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 148MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 49.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 138MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 292MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23,519 samples)

Rank 64070.4%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 407	494
137	Write 292	415
155	Mixed 292	362
48.6	SusWrite 138	401
63% 282 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	4K Read 29.4	40.1
21.6	4K Write 66.6	92.6
9.98	4K Mixed 28.6	40.2
116% 41.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
78.3	DQ Read 227	320
54.6	DQ Write 244	333
14.8	DQ Mixed 148	203
135% 206 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 85 86 86 84 86 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 188

Mixed 318

SusWrite 122

60% 270 MB/s

4K Read 41.9

4K Write 97

4K Mixed 42.4

169% 60.4 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 189

163% 238 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 117 83 85 85 84 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 185

Mixed 302

SusWrite 136

58% 260 MB/s

4K Read 42.3

4K Write 86.6

4K Mixed 42.7

165% 57.2 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 190

163% 238 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

111GB free

Firmware: SBFMBB.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 367 383 390 390 391 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 384

Mixed 357

SusWrite 361

84% 370 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 60.3

4K Mixed 33

117% 40.5 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 179

157% 231 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

112GB free

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 205 83 83 83 84 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 384

Mixed 339

SusWrite 150

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 29.8

4K Write 67

4K Mixed 29

118% 41.9 MB/s

DQ Read 272

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 193

175% 263 MB/s

MYS-User, 4 hrs ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0330A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 279 283 271 73 73 MB/s

58.3% Above average

Write 276

Mixed 257

SusWrite 208

58% 258 MB/s

4K Read 19.4

4K Write 65.4

4K Mixed 16.9

86% 33.9 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 36.6

73% 141 MB/s

IND-User, 3 hrs ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 43 61 36 66 66 MB/s

54.6% Above average

Write 391

Mixed 169

SusWrite 53.7

60% 272 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 57.2

4K Mixed 8.1

80% 30.5 MB/s

DQ Read 169

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 23

74% 156 MB/s

MYS-User, 1 hr ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02000006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 87 63 70 70 51 MB/s

45.1% Average

Write 260

Mixed 208

SusWrite 87.1

51% 228 MB/s

4K Read 16.5

4K Write 32.9

4K Mixed 20.9

69% 23.4 MB/s

DQ Read 97.2

DQ Write 74.7

DQ Mixed 89

66% 87 MB/s

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $192Bench 76%, 682,921 samples	16,540x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples	12,189x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $200Bench 79%, 318,546 samples	5,321x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 782,613 samples	7,397x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 47%, 356,810 samples	5,621x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 284,028 samples	4,642x

SSD
SSD 120GBBench 70%, 23,519 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples	4,268x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 84%, 507,810 samples	3,067x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 85%, 253,738 samples	2,162x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $554

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $72	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSD 120GB

Average Bench: 70.4% (640^th of 1058)

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