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PNY SSD7SC120GOPT-RB SSD2SC120G1SA754D117

Optima 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 70.1% (675th of 1080)

Based on 197 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC120G1SA754D117-443
Poor: 53%Average: 70.1% Great: 82%

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Good average bench

The PNY Optima 120GB averaged 29.8% 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 92.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 76.2MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY Optima 120GB is 28.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the PNY Optima 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 134MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 148MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 197 samples)
Rank 67570.1%
Min Avg Max
352 Read 472 520
140 Write 148 155
93.3 Mixed 204 236
89.3 SusWrite 134 154
52.5% 239 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.1 4K Read 24.9 29.7
35.1 4K Write 76.2 105
14.6 4K Mixed 29.3 39.2
116% 43.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.9 DQ Read 201 269
78.9 DQ Write 134 154
15.3 DQ Mixed 92.9 155
89.6% 143 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
57GB free
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 147 147 147 147 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 485
Write 148
Mixed 207
SusWrite 146
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 37.2
137% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 151
127% 188 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 146 147 107 143 MB/s
73.1% Very good
Read 497
Write 147
Mixed 205
SusWrite 138
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 32.5
115% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 153
129% 190 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 126 152 150 142 141 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 434
Write 63.8
Mixed 183
SusWrite 144
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 33.3
113% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 155
131% 192 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 93 79 64 86 87 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 374
Write 137
Mixed 65
SusWrite 90.1
36% 167 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 25.1
88% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 114
96% 142 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 94 80 66 64 77 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 402
Write 150
Mixed 196
SusWrite 87.3
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 18.8
4K Mixed 27.1
73% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 63.7
86% 160 MB/s
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Gaming 54%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING - $140

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $135Bench 87%, 349,567 samples895x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $83Bench 85%, 299,482 samples877x
Core i5-8400Intel  $115Bench 82%, 312,220 samples387x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples307x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples306x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples285x
SSD
Optima 120GBPNY  $77Bench 70%, 197 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $66Bench 82%, 134,977 samples601x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GBCrucialBench 82%, 12,603 samples223x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $36Bench 77%, 131,007 samples158x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $535

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