Average Bench: 57.6% (829th of 1074)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: SaiChi K300 SSD 120G
Poor: 35%Average: 57.6% Great: 83%

Average average bench

The Saichi K300 SSD 120G 120GB averaged 42.4% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 128MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 233MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Saichi K300 SSD 120G 120GB is 48.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Saichi K300 SSD 120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 114MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 198MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Min Avg Max
318 Read 371 425
180 Write 331 422
188 Mixed 306 362
97.7 SusWrite 198 327
67.6% 301 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.1 4K Read 16.7 25.7
11 4K Write 45.1 99.6
3.1 4K Mixed 20 33.5
74.8% 27.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
89 DQ Read 114 126
101 DQ Write 233 331
19.8 DQ Mixed 128 177
110% 158 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R024Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 256 297 94 159 79 MB/s
Read 341
Write 333
Mixed 306
SusWrite 188
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 15.1
53% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 174
128% 165 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R024Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 165 199 196 165 140 MB/s
Read 318
Write 346
Mixed 290
SusWrite 185
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 15.6
51% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 159
113% 142 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,023,118 SSDs tested

Typical K300 SSD 120G 120GB Builds (Compare 1,820 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E - $311

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $520

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