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FM-25S2S-120GBP1 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 43.7% (926th of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: FM-25S2S-120GBP1
Poor: 29%Average: 43.7% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The FM-25S2S-120GBP1 120GB averaged 56.2% 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 80.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 61.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the FM-25S2S-120GBP1 120GB is 25.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the FM-25S2S-120GBP1 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 76.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 92643.7%
Min Avg Max
108 Read 148 207
52.7 Write 103 122
49.4 Mixed 121 137
69.6 SusWrite 76.7 81.8
25.1% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.56 4K Read 20.8 27.9
34.5 4K Write 61.5 85.1
6.07 4K Mixed 22.2 33.2
92.6% 34.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
71.3 DQ Read 126 146
49.1 DQ Write 102 116
21 DQ Mixed 80.7 112
69.5% 103 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: 30CA13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 77 75 86 80 79 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 141
Write 120
Mixed 134
SusWrite 79.5
27% 118 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 32.6
128% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 107
86% 122 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: 30CA13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 65 70 69 70 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 137
Write 111
Mixed 137
SusWrite 71.2
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 33.2
130% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 109
87% 122 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 67 69 67 68 MB/s
54% Above average
Read 137
Write 117
Mixed 134
SusWrite 68.4
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 33.3
126% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 110
87% 122 MB/s
58GB free
Firmware: 2.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 78 81 80 79 81 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 143
Write 119
Mixed 136
SusWrite 81.5
27% 120 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 30.3
108% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 109
87% 122 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 30CA13F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 87 84 87 79 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 142
Write 105
Mixed 118
SusWrite 81.8
25% 112 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 23.2
85% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 102
82% 116 MB/s
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Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,083x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples651x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples311x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples381x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples248x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples245x
SSD
FM-25S2S-120GBP1 120GBBench 44%, 13 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples70x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $530

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