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120G 120GB

120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -90%Effective Speed -90%Average Score -106%Read -11%, Write -80%, 4K Read -70%, 4K Write -55%, Mixed -108%, 4K Mixed -288%, SusWrite -128%Peak Score -23%Read -1%, Write -19%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -84%, SusWrite -4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -116%DQ Read -40%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -145%, ADQ Read -167%, ADQ Write -90%, ADQ Mixed -461%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -23%

Average Bench: 51.8% (881^st of 1072)

Based on 333 user benchmarks. Model: SSD 120G

Poor: 27%Average: 51.8% Great: 82%

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Average average bench

The SSD 120G 120GB averaged 48.2% 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 Random Read Speed 20.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 56.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120G 120GB is 54.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 173MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 333 samples)

Rank 88151.8%

Min	Avg	Max
300	Read 413	504
46.8	Write 225	409
19.3	Mixed 173	378
28.7	SusWrite 130	371
52% 235 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.9	4K Read 20.2	33.2
2.6	4K Write 56.4	110
0.6	4K Mixed 11.6	31.7
75.3% 29.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45.2	DQ Read 122	263
14.1	DQ Write 152	327
1	DQ Mixed 46.4	135
60.1% 107 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

111GB free

Firmware: S0221A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 392 405 414 415 413 MB/s

91.1% Outstanding

Write 416

Mixed 413

SusWrite 403

97% 430 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 71.9

4K Mixed 29

122% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 47.5

84% 164 MB/s

BGD-User, 2 months ago.

106GB free

Firmware: U0312A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 403 408 411 274 152 MB/s

85.8% Excellent

Write 370

Mixed 369

SusWrite 333

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 95.2

4K Mixed 27.7

127% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 42.4

87% 171 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0111A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 154 152 155 150 MB/s

67.1% Good

Write 138

Mixed 154

SusWrite 148

51% 234 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 11.5

112% 50.9 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 153

DQ Mixed 61.6

70% 118 MB/s

CHL-User, 2 days ago.

31GB free

Firmware: 20150818

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 156 156 155 156 MB/s

54.7% Above average

Write 153

Mixed 152

SusWrite 156

43% 194 MB/s

4K Read 19.5

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 11.8

90% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 154

DQ Mixed 55.7

69% 121 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

11GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 137 134 139 138 MB/s

46.1% Average

Write 137

Mixed 140

SusWrite 135

39% 176 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 66.2

4K Mixed 9.6

74% 31.1 MB/s

DQ Read 90.9

DQ Write 139

DQ Mixed 50

56% 93.3 MB/s

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI A320M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	25x
Ryzen 5 1500XAMD $131Bench 66%, 70,038 samples	18x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	14x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	21x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x

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120G 120GBSSDBench 52%, 333 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	4x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $285

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

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Average Bench: 51.8% (881^st of 1072)

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