Average Bench: 55.7% (845th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: INNOVATION I
Poor: 36%Average: 55.7% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Innovation I 120GB averaged 44.3% 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 Read Speed 21.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 24.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Innovation I 120GB is 36.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Innovation I 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 67.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 118MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Min Avg Max
287 Read 381 467
54.2 Write 205 348
30.3 Mixed 198 338
33.1 SusWrite 67.5 104
47% 213 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.3 4K Read 21.1 29.7
19.3 4K Write 51.4 65.6
8.6 4K Mixed 24.8 35.4
90.9% 32.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 DQ Read 118 164
23.5 DQ Write 98.4 140
24.8 DQ Mixed 65.8 116
60.8% 94 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: v1.2.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 59 60 57 58 57 MB/s
Read 445
Write 315
Mixed 266
SusWrite 74.1
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 33.2
119% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 102
85% 122 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: v1.2.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 78 56 46 33 55 MB/s
Read 457
Write 67.7
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 55.2
35% 165 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 27.1
84% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 65.4
DQ Mixed 67.2
55% 78.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,727,751 SSDs tested

Typical I 120GB Builds (Compare 2,901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D (MS-7996)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $154

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