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G3 S eries 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 39.1% (954th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD G3 S eries 120GB
Poor: 24%Average: 39.1% Great: 54%

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Poor average bench

The SSD G3 S eries 120GB averaged 60.8% 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 19MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 51.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD G3 S eries 120GB is 30.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SSD G3 S eries 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 84.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 102MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 95439.1%
Min Avg Max
102 Read 156 200
77 Write 102 142
87.1 Mixed 118 168
67.6 SusWrite 84.1 91.6
25.7% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.28 4K Read 19 28.6
10.6 4K Write 51.4 98.2
5.61 4K Mixed 15.8 30.7
76.4% 28.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 DQ Read 93.8 143
57.1 DQ Write 96.3 142
8.03 DQ Mixed 36.6 104
43.6% 75.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.3.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 78 92 94 95 94 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 161
Write 110
Mixed 128
SusWrite 91.6
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 30.7
118% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 28.4
48% 93.2 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.3.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 65 78 59 68 64 MB/s
40.8% Average
Read 127
Write 98.3
Mixed 131
SusWrite 67.6
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 21.9
90% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 83.7
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 104
76% 98.4 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.3.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 91 92 91 89 MB/s
31.5% Below average
Read 102
Write 91.6
Mixed 87.1
SusWrite 89.5
21% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 18.6
64% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 65.1
DQ Mixed 29.3
27% 39.6 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.3.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 87 91 92 91 MB/s
26.9% Poor
Read 108
Write 92.2
Mixed 90.2
SusWrite 87.8
21% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 20.7
4K Mixed 13.6
49% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 23.9
DQ Write 66.3
DQ Mixed 29.6
27% 39.9 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,779,089 SSDs tested

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Gaming 4%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 3%
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System: Hp-pavilion AY652AA-ABA s5310y

CPU
Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)AMDBench 40%, 19,471 samples2x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples1x
Phenom II X4 840AMD  $150Bench 47%, 5,147 samples1x
GPU
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples2x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples1x
Radeon HD 8490AMDBench 2%, 4,568 samples1x
SSD
G3 S eries 120GBSSDBench 39%, 10 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples4x
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