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Zenith A3 120GB

Zenith A3 120GB
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -72%Read 3%, Write -181%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -73%, 4K Mixed -69%, SusWrite -128%Peak Score -77%Read 4%, Write -217%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -82%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -156%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -115%DQ Read -32%, DQ Write -140%, DQ Mixed -116%, ADQ Read -108%, ADQ Write -205%, ADQ Mixed -254%, Age -12%, AS-SSD Total -52%

Average Bench: 66.7% (724^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: GeIL Zenith A3 120GB

Poor: 50%Average: 66.7% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The Geil Zenith A3 120GB averaged 33.3% 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 75.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil Zenith A3 120GB is 30.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Geil Zenith A3 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 144MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 72466.7%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 472	525
134	Write 144	153
168	Mixed 208	233
90.3	SusWrite 130	151
52.4% 238 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.2	4K Read 24.6	31.6
8.7	4K Write 75.3	111
12.9	4K Mixed 26.7	41.1
111% 42.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	DQ Read 157	278
11.7	DQ Write 94.7	149
12.8	DQ Mixed 73.6	153
68.9% 109 MB/s

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

DZA-User, 12 months ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1126F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 131 103 103 98 95 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 147

Mixed 198

SusWrite 109

49% 222 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 62.9

4K Mixed 30.1

105% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 91.9

DQ Mixed 156

117% 161 MB/s

DZA-User, 5 months ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N1126F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 107 85 85 74 79 MB/s

53.3% Above average

Write 113

Mixed 109

SusWrite 92.2

39% 180 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 57

4K Mixed 16

83% 31.5 MB/s

DQ Read 248

DQ Write 64.1

DQ Mixed 97.9

87% 137 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS - $114

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	24x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	18x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	17x

GPU
Radeon HD 8670DAMDBench 5%, 5,822 samples	12x
R9 270AMD $140Bench 24%, 47,409 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	8x

SSD
Zenith A3 120GBGeilBench 67%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	6x
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 8GBUnknownBench 34%, 241 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	4x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $249

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Zenith A3 120GB

Average Bench: 66.7% (724^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 66.7% (724th of 1072)

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