D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GB

D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GB
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Effective Speed -70%Effective Speed -70%Average Score -92%Read -12%, Write -200%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -34%, Mixed -86%, 4K Mixed -124%, SusWrite -147%Peak Score -88%Read -7%, Write -223%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -101%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite -191%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -101%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -145%, DQ Mixed -69%, ADQ Read -184%, ADQ Write -151%, ADQ Mixed -233%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total -30%

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Average Bench: 58.1% (822^nd of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks. Model: D2CSTK251M11-0120

Poor: 47%Average: 58.1% Great: 67%

Popular builds with this SSD

Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (1)

Average average bench

The D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GB averaged 41.9% 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 24.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 78.1MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GB is 20.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 135MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)

Rank 82258.1%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 408	475
114	Write 135	150
152	Mixed 193	211
103	SusWrite 120	133
47.1% 214 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.1	4K Read 24.6	33.6
27.8	4K Write 65.2	101
8.47	4K Mixed 20.1	39.5
97.5% 36.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.9	DQ Read 115	378
42.8	DQ Write 115	146
7.93	DQ Mixed 78.1	196
68.8% 103 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 years ago.

9GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 100 107 94 98 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 142

Mixed 196

SusWrite 103

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 39.5

155% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 138

DQ Mixed 143

112% 156 MB/s

USA-User, 5 years ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 129 135 132 135 133 MB/s

66.9% Good

Write 150

Mixed 204

SusWrite 133

50% 227 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 31.8

117% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 129

DQ Write 135

DQ Mixed 126

96% 130 MB/s

USA-User, 4 years ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 105 118 112 117 113 MB/s

64.5% Good

Write 136

Mixed 192

SusWrite 113

44% 199 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 65.4

4K Mixed 30.3

124% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 146

DQ Mixed 118

92% 123 MB/s

USA-User, 4 years ago.

35GB free

Firmware: 2.15

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 110 121 127 123 121 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 130

Mixed 186

SusWrite 120

46% 210 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 47.1

4K Mixed 23.9

87% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 133

DQ Mixed 196

161% 236 MB/s

USA-User, 5 years ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 131 134 130 131 133 MB/s

47.3% Average

Write 149

Mixed 189

SusWrite 132

47% 211 MB/s

4K Read 14.7

4K Write 27.8

4K Mixed 18.2

60% 20.2 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 105

DQ Mixed 124

93% 125 MB/s

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Gaming 141%

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Desktop 97%

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Workstation 128%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING - $149

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,458x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,150x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,532x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,280x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	995x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	955x

SSD
D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GBBench 58%, 10 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	616x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	434x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	400x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $762

Popular D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GB compatible motherboards:

Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

D2CSTK251M11-0120 120GB

Average Bench: 58.1% (822^nd of 1072)

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Good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING - $149

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