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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 69.4% (679th of 1072)

Based on 577 user benchmarks.  Model: INTENSO
Poor: 38%Average: 69.4% Great: 96%

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Above average average bench

The INTENSO 120GB averaged 30.6% 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 27.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the INTENSO 120GB is 57.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the INTENSO 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 196MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 126MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 577 samples)
Rank 67969.4%
Min Avg Max
320 Read 437 499
68.7 Write 345 433
38.1 Mixed 323 426
41.6 SusWrite 196 404
72.7% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 27.3 40.8
19.3 4K Write 72.2 116
0.5 4K Mixed 21.9 31.9
108% 40.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26 DQ Read 126 181
42.4 DQ Write 233 333
0.4 DQ Mixed 35.7 51.5
67.8% 132 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free
Firmware: U0916A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 414 162 36 33 36 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 501
Write 432
Mixed 431
SusWrite 182
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 31
147% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 46.8
88% 169 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0609A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 109 89 41 91 34 MB/s
69.3% Good
Read 475
Write 416
Mixed 425
SusWrite 82.6
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 59.7
4K Mixed 27.7
112% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 52
96% 184 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0916A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 76 69 59 53 55 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 496
Write 407
Mixed 380
SusWrite 66.2
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 12.3
94% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 24.1
60% 124 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0224A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 122 111 104 87 125 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 334
Write 303
Mixed 312
SusWrite 113
60% 265 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 20.8
86% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 54.1
87% 163 MB/s
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Typical INTENSO 120GB Builds (Compare 441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples101x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples83x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples47x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples28x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples21x
R9 270XAMD  $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples19x
SSD
INTENSO 120GBBench 69%, 577 samples1x
RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples46x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples39x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $348

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