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SSD2SC120GC1DH16 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 44.6% (919th of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD2SC120GC1DH16
Poor: 41%Average: 44.6% Great: 48%

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Below average average bench

The PNY SSD2SC120GC1DH16 120GB averaged 55.4% 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 21.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 413MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 39.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 91944.6%
Min Avg Max
366 Read 413 487
100 Write 113 140
136 Mixed 154 199
90.5 SusWrite 91.4 92.4
42.2% 193 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.3 4K Read 21.8 22.8
11.5 4K Write 23.8 52.8
11.4 4K Mixed 14.5 17.5
64.3% 20.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 DQ Read 58.2 85.1
35.9 DQ Write 39.8 46.1
9.95 DQ Mixed 31.6 46.6
28.3% 43.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
63GB free
Firmware: 506A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
47.6% Average
Read 366
Write 140
Mixed 199
51% 235 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 14.1
78% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 18.4
DQ Write 46.1
DQ Mixed 9.95
14% 24.8 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 95 89 91 85 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 403
Write 100
Mixed 144
SusWrite 92.4
40% 185 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 17.5
64% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 85.1
DQ Write 39
DQ Mixed 46.6
39% 56.9 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 88 88 91 91 90 MB/s
41.5% Average
Read 395
Write 103
Mixed 136
SusWrite 90.5
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 15
58% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 69.1
DQ Write 35.9
DQ Mixed 46.6
36% 50.5 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,840,412 SSDs tested

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Typical SSD2SC120GC1DH16 120GB Builds (Compare 5,634 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,414x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,169x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,076x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples376x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples368x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples306x
SSD
SSD2SC120GC1DH16 120GBPNYBench 45%, 4 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples106x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $336

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