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PSTBT120GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 52.7% (874th of 1071)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Model: ESA3ASA2 PSTBT120GB
Poor: 46%Average: 52.7% Great: 61%

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Average average bench

The Esa3asa2 PSTBT120GB 120GB averaged 47.3% 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 75.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.7MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Esa3asa2 PSTBT120GB 120GB is just 15%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Esa3asa2 PSTBT120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 65.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 148MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 87452.7%
Min Avg Max
299 Read 353 409
102 Write 248 377
115 Mixed 247 316
35.4 SusWrite 65.6 88.6
50.8% 228 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.1 4K Read 21.7 29
7.8 4K Write 51.4 80.4
5.23 4K Mixed 17.3 24.9
82.3% 30.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.9 DQ Read 148 168
23.7 DQ Write 194 310
1.29 DQ Mixed 75.3 136
83.4% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 158 38 4 12 49 MB/s
62% Good
Read 409
Write 312
Mixed 291
SusWrite 51.3
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 24.9
118% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 117
100% 146 MB/s
0GB free
Firmware: V011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 55 55 54 54 47 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 366
Write 169
Mixed 284
SusWrite 85
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 22.8
100% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 131
125% 192 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V220
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 53 44 55 55 55 MB/s
58.4% Above average
Read 365
Write 343
Mixed 262
SusWrite 88.4
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 21.2
99% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 133
119% 178 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 164 19 4.1 40 37 MB/s
53.8% Above average
Read 389
Write 197
Mixed 270
SusWrite 46.2
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 22.1
102% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 51.7
DQ Mixed 13.3
34% 76.4 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V220
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 15 74 42 51 16 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 303
Write 112
Mixed 195
SusWrite 55.7
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 19.1
77% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 121
104% 152 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,897,717 SSDs tested

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Typical PSTBT120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 62 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 31%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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System: Asus X555YI

CPU
A8-7410 APU (2015 M.Ca)AMDBench 31%, 28,018 samples43x
A6-7310 APU (2015 M.Ca)AMDBench 32%, 12,494 samples14x
A4-7210 APU (2015 M.Ca)AMDBench 34%, 2,180 samples5x
GPU
Radeon R5AMDBench 2%, 40,685 samples41x
Radeon R4AMDBench 2%, 19,746 samples16x
Radeon R3 GraphicsAMDBench 2%, 6,021 samples5x
SSD
PSTBT120GB 120GBEsa3asa2Bench 53%, 12 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6CFR6A-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 20%, 5,898 samples11x
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 8GBHynixBench 18%, 119 samples8x
8KTF51264HDZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 24%, 1,041 samples8x
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