SMI

DISK 120GB

DISK 120GB
BENCHMARKS (219)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -24%Effective Speed -24%Average Score -25%Read 5%, Write -37%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -34%Peak Score -5%Read 2%, Write -14%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -42%DQ Read -36%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -51%, ADQ Read -85%, ADQ Write -37%, ADQ Mixed -108%, Age 12%, AS-SSD Total -18%

Average Bench: 79.2% (495^th of 1072)

Based on 219 user benchmarks. Model: SMI DISK

Poor: 46%Average: 79.2% Great: 110%

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Good average bench

The SMI DISK 120GB averaged 20.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SMI DISK 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 125MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.5MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SMI DISK 120GB is 63.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SMI DISK 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 222MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 176MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 219 samples)

Rank 49579.2%

Min	Avg	Max
400	Read 482	518
117	Write 296	425
42.5	Mixed 284	408
81.9	SusWrite 222	388
71.5% 321 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16	4K Read 28.5	40
23.3	4K Write 69	117
1.1	4K Mixed 32.8	54.6
122% 43.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
37.9	DQ Read 176	270
38.4	DQ Write 211	330
1.1	DQ Mixed 125	219
113% 171 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 7 months ago.

34GB free

Firmware: Q0824C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 303 304 305 204 76 MB/s

99.3% Outstanding

Write 299

Mixed 350

SusWrite 248

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 97.7

4K Mixed 49.4

169% 60.9 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 201

163% 231 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

33GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0824C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 126 83 117 89 MB/s

71.3% Very good

Write 133

Mixed 184

SusWrite 112

48% 222 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 94.1

4K Mixed 32.8

132% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 131

DQ Mixed 124

96% 130 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0824C

SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 103 129 130 131 131 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 132

Mixed 193

SusWrite 117

51% 232 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 53.8

4K Mixed 29.2

99% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 120

96% 134 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,183x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,161x
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD $97Bench 72%, 52,721 samples	443x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	542x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	490x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	439x

SSD
DISK 120GBSMIBench 79%, 219 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	367x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	342x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	309x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $407

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SMI

DISK 120GB

Average Bench: 79.2% (495^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 79.2% (495^th of 1072)