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R5SL120G 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 62.3% (775th of 1072)

Based on 596 user benchmarks.  Model: R5SL120G
Poor: 37%Average: 62.3% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The R5SL120G 120GB averaged 37.7% 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 24.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 66.9MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the R5SL120G 120GB is 51.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the R5SL120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 596 samples)
Rank 77562.3%
Min Avg Max
316 Read 427 507
84.7 Write 311 426
32 Mixed 256 391
40.7 SusWrite 138 375
63% 283 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 24.8 34.7
15.5 4K Write 66.9 111
0.9 4K Mixed 19.2 41.4
97.6% 37 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32 DQ Read 127 206
23.7 DQ Write 228 342
1 DQ Mixed 42.9 137
70.6% 133 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
109GB free
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 384 391 387 395 396 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 457
Write 390
Mixed 326
SusWrite 389
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 25
122% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 34.6
79% 158 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: V0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 54 55 56 55 56 MB/s
67% Good
Read 398
Write 258
Mixed 285
SusWrite 80
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 25.3
117% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 138
138% 215 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 152 11 12 13 3.1 MB/s
66% Good
Read 398
Write 136
Mixed 286
SusWrite 37.5
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 25
122% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 138
139% 217 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1211A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 74 21 20 31 32 MB/s
29.8% Poor
Read 34.1
Write 377
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 45.7
29% 128 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 1
81% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 73.1
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 9.6
29% 61.3 MB/s
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Typical R5SL120G 120GB Builds (Compare 817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - $300

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples229x
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples224x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples146x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples47x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples46x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples39x
SSD
R5SL120G 120GBBench 62%, 596 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples43x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples23x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $545

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