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120G 120GB

120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -34%Read -35%, Write -19%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite -40%Peak Score -28%Read -17%, Write -16%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite -41%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -100%DQ Read -184%, DQ Write -16%, DQ Mixed -130%, ADQ Read -287%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -128%, Age 23%, AS-SSD Total -60%

Average Bench: 68.4% (695^th of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks. Model: SSD 120G

Poor: 54%Average: 68.4% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The SSD 120G 120GB averaged 31.6% 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 114MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.2MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 120G 120GB is 27%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SSD 120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 84.3MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 211MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)

Rank 69568.4%

Min	Avg	Max
258	Read 339	434
133	Write 340	417
145	Mixed 296	350
81.7	SusWrite 211	275
66.7% 297 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.7	4K Read 23.3	30
29.1	4K Write 71	109
8.1	4K Mixed 30.2	40.8
112% 41.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
68.7	DQ Read 84.3	129
114	DQ Write 254	308
39.1	DQ Mixed 114	144
103% 151 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IDN-User, 5 months ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G5A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 393 408 85 58 42 MB/s

73.2% Very good

Write 388

Mixed 328

SusWrite 209

72% 320 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 85.4

4K Mixed 32.9

124% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 85.6

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 130

115% 167 MB/s

IDN-User, 7 months ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3G42

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 293 345 229 153 160 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 358

Mixed 312

SusWrite 245

69% 305 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 72.6

4K Mixed 34.2

122% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 85.8

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 130

112% 160 MB/s

IDN-User, 4 months ago.

74GB free

Firmware: ZD0R3G30

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 387 238 8.7 14 31 MB/s

71.4% Very good

Write 394

Mixed 323

SusWrite 182

70% 311 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 81.3

4K Mixed 34.1

123% 46.5 MB/s

DQ Read 68.7

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 112

108% 163 MB/s

IDN-User, 10 days ago.

17GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G42

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 193 62 33 28 30 MB/s

61.9% Good

Write 211

Mixed 297

SusWrite 117

53% 239 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 69

4K Mixed 28.7

111% 40.8 MB/s

DQ Read 81.5

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 127

110% 156 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 2%

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Motherboard: Asus H61M-K - $140

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	332x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	266x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	188x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	441x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	147x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	112x

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120G 120GBSSDBench 68%, 17 samples	1x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	49x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	48x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	26x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $199

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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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	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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120G 120GB

Average Bench: 68.4% (695^th of 1072)

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