Consistent

C20S3 120GB

C20S3 120GB
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Effective Speed -74%Effective Speed -74%Average Score -81%Read -20%, Write -87%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -68%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -126%, SusWrite -211%Peak Score -25%Read -3%, Write -32%, 4K Read 60%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -110%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -75%DQ Read -168%, DQ Write -28%, DQ Mixed -88%, ADQ Read -189%, ADQ Write -86%, ADQ Mixed -183%, Age 193%, AS-SSD Total -51%

Average Bench: 56.5% (834^th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks. Model: Consistent CTSSD120S3

Poor: 34%Average: 56.5% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The Consistent C20S3 120GB averaged 43.4% 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 Random Read Speed 33MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 92MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Consistent C20S3 120GB is 46.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Consistent C20S3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.4MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 113MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)

Rank 83456.5%

Min	Avg	Max
286	Read 382	493
7	Write 217	368
12	Mixed 234	354
18.2	SusWrite 95.4	184
51.5% 232 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17	4K Read 33	68.7
1	4K Write 52	92.2
1	4K Mixed 19.9	41.5
103% 35 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
59.8	DQ Read 113	137
49.5	DQ Write 155	280
1.4	DQ Mixed 92	176
81.2% 120 MB/s

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

IND-User, 3 months ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: H210508a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 100 102 99 99 MB/s

56.8% Above average

Write 107

Mixed 155

SusWrite 99.8

40% 180 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 68.8

4K Mixed 26.1

109% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 59.8

DQ Write 90.5

DQ Mixed 83.9

61% 78.1 MB/s

IND-User, 15 months ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1022A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 26 16 7 7.9 MB/s

41.2% Average

Write 7

Mixed 12

SusWrite 18.2

17% 80.9 MB/s

4K Read 68.7

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 2.2

108% 24 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 - $200

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Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	191x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	178x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples	167x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	235x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	109x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	105x

SSD
C20S3 120GBConsistentBench 57%, 6 samples	1x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	31x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	27x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	26x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $497

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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