Average Bench: 69.2% (682nd of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SS DSC2KW120H6
Poor: 44%Average: 69.2% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Intel SS DSC2KW120H6 120GB averaged 30.8% 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 94.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SS DSC2KW120H6 120GB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel SS DSC2KW120H6 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 236MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Min Avg Max
292 Read 437 480
65 Write 236 413
108 Mixed 281 428
60.3 SusWrite 68.8 75.5
56.6% 256 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.74 4K Read 24.2 29.6
6.95 4K Write 59.9 88.4
9.23 4K Mixed 29.3 40.5
106% 37.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.9 DQ Read 194 256
53.7 DQ Write 148 220
16.4 DQ Mixed 94.3 223
91.4% 145 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 64 64 65 65 65 MB/s
Read 435
Write 216
Mixed 353
SusWrite 70.6
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 28
102% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 203
141% 179 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 61 57 50 49 47 MB/s
Read 406
Write 216
Mixed 176
SusWrite 62.7
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 32.6
101% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 149
122% 174 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,741,105 SSDs tested

Typical SS DSC2KW120H6 120GB Builds (Compare 15 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 90G90068US

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