Average Bench: 58.6% (816th of 1072)

Based on 219 user benchmarks.  Model: ESA3ASA2PSTBT120GB

Average average bench

The ESA3ASA2PSTBT120GB 120GB averaged 41.3% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 98.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3ASA2PSTBT120GB 120GB is 34.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ESA3ASA2PSTBT120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 228MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 219 samples)
Min Avg Max
286 Read 365 422
82.4 Write 228 375
87.9 Mixed 261 342
37.7 SusWrite 68.7 91.4
51.2% 231 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.1 4K Read 25.2 31.6
24.1 4K Write 71.7 101
6.39 4K Mixed 20.1 26.4
102% 39 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.8 DQ Read 150 169
27.1 DQ Write 242 331
8.27 DQ Mixed 98.5 144
102% 164 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: V0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 81 56 56 56 56 MB/s
Read 414
Write 364
Mixed 300
SusWrite 97.8
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 24.9
114% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 144
136% 208 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: V0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s
Read 307
Write 103
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 84.7
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 27.1
4K Mixed 13.2
58% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.8
DQ Write 26.3
DQ Mixed 24.5
18% 24.5 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,833,326 SSDs tested

Typical ESA3ASA2PSTBT120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Asus M51Vr

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $42

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