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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 68.4% (695th of 1072)

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 69568.4%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 102 95 91 102 75 MB/s
87.7% Excellent
Read 488
Write 158
Mixed 328
SusWrite 113
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 41.4
166% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 33.6
83% 174 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 87 87 88 86 86 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 468
Write 334
Mixed 332
SusWrite 115
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 38.3
155% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 185
164% 245 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 146 99 96 99 73 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 477
Write 324
Mixed 339
SusWrite 114
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 35.5
135% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 50.3
86% 170 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 56 57 30 23 30 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 457
Write 241
Mixed 358
SusWrite 53.9
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 32.6
124% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 33.1
DQ Mixed 13.4
43% 101 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,023x
Core i7-2600Intel  $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,568x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,141x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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