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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 62.3% (774th of 1071)

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 77462.3%
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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free
Firmware: Q0811B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 131 130 130 130 130 MB/s
91.8% Outstanding
Read 443
Write 311
Mixed 337
SusWrite 156
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 48.8
171% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 95.7
117% 202 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 213 64 71 71 51 MB/s
91.3% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 388
Mixed 392
SusWrite 108
78% 352 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 47.3
168% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 96.5
122% 210 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 345 340 351 345 271 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 444
Write 355
Mixed 306
SusWrite 332
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 18.8
93% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 30.4
74% 148 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 335 321 348 226 104 MB/s
62.6% Good
Read 422
Write 346
Mixed 331
SusWrite 279
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 16.4
65% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 32.5
72% 144 MB/s
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Typical R5SL120G 120GB Builds (Compare 712 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 16%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P - $300

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples203x
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples194x
FX-8320AMD  $116Bench 59%, 106,454 samples125x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $146Bench 29%, 946,701 samples40x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples37x
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples33x
SSD
R5SL120G 120GBBench 62%, 596 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples36x
BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GBCrucialBench 43%, 4,102 samples22x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $536

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