Average Bench: 48.7% (893rd of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: faspeed K3-120G
Poor: 29%Average: 48.7% Great: 74%

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Below average average bench

The Faspeed K3-120G 120GB averaged 51.2% 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. Sequential Read Speed 433MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 183MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Faspeed K3-120G 120GB is 45.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Faspeed K3-120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 87.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 17.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Min Avg Max
328 Read 433 491
75.2 Write 165 364
14 Mixed 127 409
39.7 SusWrite 87.4 175
44.4% 203 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.3 4K Read 18.1 22.2
0.7 4K Write 46.6 98.6
4.2 4K Mixed 9.66 19.8
64.5% 24.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
54.8 DQ Read 91.3 126
140 DQ Write 183 285
0.3 DQ Mixed 17.3 103
47.2% 97.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
19GB free
Firmware: Q0120B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 26 51 27 51 27 MB/s
Read 461
Write 171
Mixed 130
SusWrite 47.1
44% 202 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 9.6
4K Mixed 6.1
40% 11.3 MB/s
DQ Read 90.4
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 0.6
38% 89.8 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,632,141 SSDs tested

Typical K3-120G 120GB Builds (Compare 1,404 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8470p

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $199

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