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AVSSDS3E100Z-120GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 63.8% (755th of 1072)

Based on 219 user benchmarks.  Model: AVSSDS3E100Z-120GB
Poor: 20%Average: 63.8% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The AVSSDS3E100Z-120GB 120GB averaged 36.1% 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 26.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 62.9MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AVSSDS3E100Z-120GB 120GB is 67.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the AVSSDS3E100Z-120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 63.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 15.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 219 samples)
Rank 75563.8%
Min Avg Max
86.2 Read 417 506
124 Write 329 432
11.2 Mixed 330 475
28.8 SusWrite 63.5 113
63.5% 285 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 26.3 36.8
5.2 4K Write 62.9 94.6
0.3 4K Mixed 15.1 34.3
92.5% 34.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.5 DQ Read 197 318
29.8 DQ Write 199 323
3.1 DQ Mixed 68.5 193
87.1% 155 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
90GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 24 5.7 63 8.8 19 MB/s
77.9% Very good
Read 477
Write 387
Mixed 349
SusWrite 71.8
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 31.8
131% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 190
181% 283 MB/s
90GB free
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 19 4.5 47 11 1.3 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 475
Write 342
Mixed 329
SusWrite 64.8
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 32.6
132% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 151
119% 165 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: SBFD00.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 46 47 46 47 47 MB/s
68% Good
Read 498
Write 375
Mixed 340
SusWrite 66
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 30.4
130% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 38.3
DQ Mixed 61.1
58% 93.8 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFD00.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 37 2.1 2 2.5 15 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 443
Write 263
Mixed 221
SusWrite 28.1
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 29.2
4K Mixed 17
83% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 46.3
DQ Mixed 60.7
71% 129 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 44 5 53 11 7.3 MB/s
6.36% Terrible
Read 14
Write 342
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 40.8
24% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 5
10% 3.47 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,650,627 SSDs tested

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Typical AVSSDS3E100Z-120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 3,399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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System: Dell Precision WorkStation T3500

CPU
Xeon W3530Intel  $290Bench 65%, 5,773 samples477x
Xeon W3550IntelBench 66%, 7,649 samples330x
Xeon X5670IntelBench 73%, 9,061 samples243x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples172x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples155x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples126x
SSD
AVSSDS3E100Z-120GB 120GBBench 64%, 219 samples1x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples648x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples576x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples324x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $349

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