M.2

2242 120GB

2242 120GB
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Effective Speed -35%Effective Speed -35%Average Score -40%Read -9%, Write -6%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -198%, SusWrite -22%Peak Score -21%Read -13%, Write -16%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -122%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -216%DQ Read -43%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -618%, ADQ Read -127%, ADQ Write -34%, ADQ Mixed -897%, Age 23%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 72.9% (614^th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks. Model: M.2 2242

Poor: 50%Average: 72.9% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The M.2 2242 120GB averaged 27.1% 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 28.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 70.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M.2 2242 120GB is 38.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the M.2 2242 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 144MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)

Rank 61472.9%

Min	Avg	Max
372	Read 418	448
329	Write 382	419
209	Mixed 357	436
82	SusWrite 242	402
78.6% 350 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.6	4K Read 28.9	48.3
23.7	4K Write 70.7	108
3.58	4K Mixed 15.1	26.3
101% 38.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.9	DQ Read 144	256
53.7	DQ Write 215	323
6.98	DQ Mixed 26.1	46.1
62.7% 128 MB/s

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USA-User, 3 years ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q1107A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 410 410 395 394 392 MB/s

87.4% Excellent

Write 390

Mixed 360

SusWrite 402

90% 398 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 76.1

4K Mixed 24.4

115% 43 MB/s

DQ Read 170

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 46.1

92% 180 MB/s

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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

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Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	492x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	105x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	94x

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RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	80x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	63x

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2242 120GBM.2Bench 73%, 14 samples	1x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	54x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	43x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $465

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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2242 120GB

Average Bench: 72.9% (614^th of 1072)

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