SSD 120GB

SSD 120GB
BENCHMARKS (16,713)
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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -39%Read -9%, Write -39%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -109%Peak Score -13%Read -1%, Write -11%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment -100%User Rating -41%, Market Share -159%Nice To Haves -31%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -55%, ADQ Read -38%, ADQ Write -19%, ADQ Mixed -70%, Age -38%, AS-SSD Total -10%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 72.9% (572^nd of 1037)

Based on 16,713 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 44%Average: 72.9% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The SSD 120GB averaged 27.0% 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 152MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120GB is 54.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 287MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,713 samples)

Rank 57272.9%

Min	Avg	Max
298	Read 420	495
105	Write 297	435
118	Mixed 287	364
59.5	SusWrite 143	395
63.9% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.15	4K Read 29.8	39.5
33	4K Write 71.6	98.3
9.31	4K Mixed 29.6	39.8
121% 43.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
61.9	DQ Read 234	321
60.6	DQ Write 248	343
16.4	DQ Mixed 152	205
139% 211 MB/s

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

THA-User, 1 hr ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 59 203 65 45 64 MB/s

73.3% Very good

Write 374

Mixed 337

SusWrite 107

71% 318 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 66.5

4K Mixed 29.1

121% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 177

160% 241 MB/s

USA-User, 24 mins ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM81.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 205 209 226 238 237 MB/s

62.2% Good

Write 222

Mixed 232

SusWrite 213

56% 250 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 41.3

4K Mixed 26.6

98% 31.8 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 129

98% 132 MB/s

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $147Bench 78%, 466,002 samples	8,144x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $205Bench 84%, 473,138 samples	6,080x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $169Bench 80%, 203,966 samples	2,623x

GPU
RX 580AMD $170Bench 57%, 521,268 samples	4,022x
RX 570AMD $137Bench 49%, 258,328 samples	2,976x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $230Bench 70%, 105,774 samples	2,221x

SSD
SSD 120GBBench 73%, 16,713 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 86%, 304,909 samples	1,916x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples	1,672x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $62Bench 85%, 146,290 samples	1,101x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $457

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $299	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

SSD 120GB

Average Bench: 72.9% (572^nd of 1037)

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