Geil

ZENITH R3 120GB

ZENITH R3 120GB
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -9%Read 2%, Write -7%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -57%Peak Score +2% Read 3%, Write -6%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -45%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -165%, ADQ Read -16%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -191%, Age 24%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 92.5% (301^st of 1072)

Based on 190 user benchmarks. Model: GeIL ZENITH R3 120GB

Poor: 74%Average: 92.5% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The Geil ZENITH R3 120GB averaged just 7.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Geil ZENITH R3 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil ZENITH R3 120GB is 37.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Geil ZENITH R3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 379MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 190 samples)

Rank 30192.5%

Min	Avg	Max
388	Read 466	521
298	Write 379	456
249	Mixed 382	479
108	SusWrite 189	424
79.2% 354 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.7	4K Read 34.4	44.9
54.6	4K Write 87.3	114
19.9	4K Mixed 41.9	57.9
152% 54.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.6	DQ Read 281	383
68.4	DQ Write 269	337
21	DQ Mixed 89.3	125
118% 213 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 8 months ago.

111GB free

Firmware: Q0607A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 433 433 440 440 437 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 376

SusWrite 431

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 92.4

4K Mixed 44.6

154% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 103

143% 262 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

70GB free

Firmware: Q0720A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 153 153 153 153 153 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 273

Mixed 275

SusWrite 158

60% 268 MB/s

4K Read 45.7

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 45.3

186% 67.4 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 146

159% 267 MB/s

PHL-User, 3 months ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 133 140 142 126 141 MB/s

69.5% Good

Write 139

Mixed 195

SusWrite 137

49% 224 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 71

4K Mixed 32

114% 42.1 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 142

DQ Mixed 156

128% 185 MB/s

PHL-User, 5 months ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 129 80 80 77 80 MB/s

49.7% Average

Write 84.1

Mixed 126

SusWrite 101

38% 172 MB/s

4K Read 13.6

4K Write 29.5

4K Mixed 23.3

66% 22.1 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 79.1

DQ Mixed 76.5

79% 135 MB/s

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VH PLUS (MS-7A15)

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	719x
Core i3-7100Intel $70Bench 57%, 79,299 samples	419x
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	405x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	317x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	186x

SSD
ZENITH R3 120GBGeilBench 92%, 190 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GBKingstonBench 40%, 46,352 samples	52x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	51x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	44x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $154

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	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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ZENITH R3 120GB

Average Bench: 92.5% (301^st of 1072)

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ZENITH R3 120GB

Average Bench: 92.5% (301st of 1072)

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