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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 67% (725th of 1080)

Based on 178 user benchmarks.  Model: Crucial_CT120M500SSD4
Poor: 53%Average: 67% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GB averaged 32.9% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 95.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GB is 23.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 133MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 178 samples)
Rank 72567%
Min Avg Max
374 Read 437 497
127 Write 133 138
154 Mixed 194 212
51.8 SusWrite 106 135
47.8% 217 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.5 4K Read 22.7 26.9
35.5 4K Write 84.5 111
14.4 4K Mixed 27.8 37.3
115% 45 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.7 DQ Read 215 260
88.8 DQ Write 123 138
14 DQ Mixed 95.7 157
90.9% 145 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 29 23 30 28 23 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 410
Write 138
Mixed 122
SusWrite 37.2
38% 177 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 32.7
116% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 152
119% 168 MB/s
43GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 134 130 136 136 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 408
Write 134
Mixed 194
SusWrite 133
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 27.4
94% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 158
127% 182 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 90 107 125 127 131 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 375
Write 131
Mixed 191
SusWrite 114
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 16.2
58% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 150
114% 154 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 89 116 123 126 130 MB/s
45.3% Average
Read 338
Write 124
Mixed 182
SusWrite 114
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 18.2
57% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 144
111% 152 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 124 116 123 130 MB/s
43.9% Average
Read 339
Write 127
Mixed 185
SusWrite 113
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 23.7
4K Mixed 16.9
54% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 138
105% 142 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,209,884 SSDs tested

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Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples1,234x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples643x
Core i7-4790Intel  $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples403x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples486x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples201x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples199x
SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples139x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples99x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $717

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