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120GBP3 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 42.6% (931st of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks.  Model: FM-25S3- 120GBP3
Poor: 35%Average: 42.6% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The Fm-25s3- 120GBP3 120GB averaged 57.4% 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 Write Speed 61.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.8MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Fm-25s3- 120GBP3 120GB is just 19.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Fm-25s3- 120GBP3 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 87.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)
Rank 93142.6%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 169 200
91.8 Write 112 160
91.8 Mixed 131 150
74 SusWrite 87.6 98.2
28% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 19.8 28.6
32.1 4K Write 61.2 118
8.73 4K Mixed 15.1 32.6
81.7% 32 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 DQ Read 127 183
59 DQ Write 105 129
7.09 DQ Mixed 41.2 129
51.3% 91.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 100 94 96 95 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 146
Write 134
Mixed 148
SusWrite 98.2
30% 132 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 26.3
129% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 88.6
76% 111 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 93 91 99 91 90 MB/s
54.6% Above average
Read 142
Write 97.5
Mixed 150
SusWrite 91.4
27% 120 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 32.6
118% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 78.1
78% 128 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 92 82 85 80 77 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 124
Write 120
Mixed 144
SusWrite 86.4
27% 119 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 22.5
86% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 69.9
69% 111 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 77 79 114 110 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 110
Write 95.4
Mixed 131
SusWrite 87.9
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 22.4
80% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 77
DQ Mixed 129
96% 129 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 76 78 77 73 78 MB/s
38.2% Below average
Read 112
Write 91.8
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 74
21% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 45.4
4K Mixed 23.3
88% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.6
DQ Write 65.7
DQ Mixed 29.9
27% 40.4 MB/s
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Gaming 36%
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Desktop 74%
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Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus P8P67 - $120

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples446x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples358x
Core i7-2600Intel  $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples199x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples118x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples103x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples96x
SSD
120GBP3 120GBFm-25s3-Bench 43%, 23 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples39x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples35x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 4,223 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $566

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