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SSDSC2BF120A5H SED 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 52.4% (876th of 1072)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: INTEL SSDSC2BF120A5H SED
Poor: 29%Average: 52.4% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Intel SSDSC2BF120A5H SED 120GB averaged 47.5% 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 21.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 62.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDSC2BF120A5H SED 120GB is 33.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDSC2BF120A5H SED 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 89.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 87652.4%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 394 496
39 Write 104 135
65.1 Mixed 150 210
15.3 SusWrite 89.5 112
40.4% 185 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.61 4K Read 21.9 29.6
0.4 4K Write 53.1 101
0.7 4K Mixed 19.8 33.7
86.6% 31.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.74 DQ Read 126 162
13.5 DQ Write 101 133
7.31 DQ Mixed 62.7 107
60.8% 96.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 97 104 106 104 111 MB/s
60.8% Good
Read 366
Write 110
Mixed 153
SusWrite 105
40% 184 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 30.1
110% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 97.4
DQ Mixed 106
85% 121 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 90 92 105 102 96 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 366
Write 121
Mixed 164
SusWrite 96.8
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 27.6
110% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 100
83% 120 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 100 99 106 105 101 MB/s
58.3% Above average
Read 343
Write 109
Mixed 167
SusWrite 104
40% 180 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 30.5
109% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 34.8
DQ Mixed 76.4
62% 91.2 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 69 90 93 97 87 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 369
Write 119
Mixed 150
SusWrite 89.4
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 25.8
92% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 84.2
71% 103 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 106 98 86 92 MB/s
53.7% Above average
Read 352
Write 114
Mixed 175
SusWrite 97.4
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 22.8
90% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 111
91% 131 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 78 79 90 104 85 MB/s
52.9% Above average
Read 384
Write 120
Mixed 125
SusWrite 87.5
39% 179 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 22
88% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 56.2
60% 101 MB/s
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LTRi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 111 115 116 102 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 357
Write 104
Mixed 164
SusWrite 110
40% 184 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 20.2
80% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 86.6
DQ Mixed 85.8
68% 96.1 MB/s
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Gaming 3%
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Desktop
Desktop 56%
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Workstation
Workstation 3%
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System: HP Compaq 6200 Pro MT PC

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples484x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples203x
Core i7-2600Intel  $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples140x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples392x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples97x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples58x
SSD
SSDSC2BF120A5H SED 120GBIntelBench 52%, 32 samples1x
RAM
M378B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 4,605 samples19x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples14x
9905471-052.A00LF 1x8GBKingstonBench 27%, 203 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $250

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