ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB 120GB

ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -51%Effective Speed -51%Average Score -56%Read -9%, Write -9%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -142%, SusWrite -156%Peak Score -21%Read -11%, Write -17%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -86%, SusWrite -29%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -208%DQ Read -52%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -609%, ADQ Read -99%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -843%, Age 25%, AS-SSD Total -25%

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Average Bench: 65.4% (737^th of 1072)

Based on 60 user benchmarks. Model: ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB

Poor: 49%Average: 65.4% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB 120GB averaged 34.6% 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 Random Read Speed 33MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB 120GB is 37.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 116MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 27.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 60 samples)

Rank 73765.4%

Min	Avg	Max
323	Read 421	455
263	Write 371	415
19.7	Mixed 271	434
76.9	SusWrite 116	299
65.8% 295 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.8	4K Read 33	44.1
25.9	4K Write 63.1	113
7.93	4K Mixed 18.6	31.4
107% 38.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
35.1	DQ Read 164	241
34.2	DQ Write 193	321
7.89	DQ Mixed 27.6	46.7
62.6% 128 MB/s

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TUR-User, 13 months ago.

111GB free

Firmware: Q1013E1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 415 425 430 431 431 MB/s

93% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 380

SusWrite 423

94% 415 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 69.4

4K Mixed 28.3

127% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 47.5

98% 194 MB/s

TUR-User, 14 months ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q1013E1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 136 110 103 104 101 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 389

Mixed 367

SusWrite 149

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 85.8

4K Mixed 28.8

133% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 178

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 29.6

84% 174 MB/s

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX3 - $147

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FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	535x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	206x
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	152x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	180x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	107x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	75x

SSD
ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB 120GBBench 65%, 60 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	425x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	391x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	266x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $253

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ESA3SMH2STTBT120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 65.4% (737^th of 1072)

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