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R5M120G8 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 73.7% (598th of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD R5M120G8
Poor: 43%Average: 73.7% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The AMD R5M120G8 120GB averaged 26.3% 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 Write Speed 83.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD R5M120G8 120GB is 58.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the AMD R5M120G8 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 201MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)
Rank 59873.7%
Min Avg Max
342 Read 463 514
58.9 Write 348 440
47.2 Mixed 330 432
26.5 SusWrite 201 441
74.9% 335 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.7 4K Read 27.8 46.2
16.2 4K Write 83.2 135
0.2 4K Mixed 22.1 34.1
115% 44.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
75.2 DQ Read 148 209
9.7 DQ Write 256 338
1.2 DQ Mixed 34.5 49.4
73.5% 146 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 411 406 423 429 429 MB/s
94.2% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 396
Mixed 414
SusWrite 417
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 29.3
129% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 47.1
88% 168 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 414 413 406 404 403 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 404
Mixed 414
SusWrite 408
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 25.7
122% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 49.9
96% 189 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0718B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 141 106 60 23 108 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 469
Write 390
Mixed 400
SusWrite 102
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 27.7
135% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 47.7
83% 157 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0401A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 372 376 377 94 91 MB/s
70.4% Very good
Read 413
Write 360
Mixed 288
SusWrite 280
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 16.4
95% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 86.4
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 23.5
70% 143 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 65 55 47 55 56 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 416
Write 332
Mixed 336
SusWrite 81.9
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 20.4
88% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 43.5
80% 154 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,764,980 SSDs tested

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Typical R5M120G8 120GB Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-DS3H V2-CF

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples184x
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD  $97Bench 72%, 52,721 samples161x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples122x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples101x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples93x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples57x
SSD
R5M120G8 120GBAMDBench 74%, 41 samples1x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples43x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples38x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $285

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