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SSD2SC120G3LC709B104-495 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 43.7% (926th of 1072)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC120G3LC709B104-495
Poor: 21%Average: 43.7% Great: 70%

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Below average average bench

The PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B104-495 120GB averaged 56.2% 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 75.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B104-495 120GB is 48.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the PNY SSD2SC120G3LC709B104-495 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 52.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 84.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Rank 92643.7%
Min Avg Max
317 Read 415 490
1.2 Write 84.8 148
2.01 Mixed 101 217
1.14 SusWrite 52.4 136
35.3% 163 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.15 4K Read 23.1 31.2
0.12 4K Write 37.3 95.1
0.3 4K Mixed 11.4 34
69.3% 23.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 DQ Read 130 178
65.7 DQ Write 123 164
7.75 DQ Mixed 75.9 156
71% 110 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
53GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 117 130 128 123 127 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 376
Write 145
Mixed 196
SusWrite 125
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 29.8
110% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 146
114% 157 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 MB/s
33.9% Below average
Read 510
Write 34.4
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 3.3
29% 138 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 4.1
48% 10.8 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.9 MB/s
32.8% Below average
Read 453
Write 44.4
Mixed 5
SusWrite 3.2
26% 126 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 4.1
53% 12.1 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.9 2.2 MB/s
28.4% Poor
Read 375
Write 50.6
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 1.9
23% 108 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 4.8
48% 11.3 MB/s
14GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 MB/s
26.8% Poor
Read 389
Write 58.9
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 3.4
24% 114 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 3.9
40% 9.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,775,039 SSDs tested

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING - $365

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Core i7-9700KIntel  $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples5,508x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples5,247x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,366x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,506x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,320x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples1,131x
SSD
SSD2SC120G3LC709B104-495 120GBPNYBench 44%, 78 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples744x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples586x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples524x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,196

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