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3.0 120GB

3.0 120GB
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Effective Speed -88%Effective Speed -88%Average Score -77%Read -27%, Write -48%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -158%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -119%, SusWrite -86%Peak Score -62%Read -22%, Write -26%, 4K Read -62%, 4K Write -197%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -96%, SusWrite -9%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -125%DQ Read -95%, DQ Write -108%, DQ Mixed -118%, ADQ Read -184%, ADQ Write -173%, ADQ Mixed -257%, Age 26%, AS-SSD Total -92%

Average Bench: 52.5% (876^th of 1072)

Based on 69 user benchmarks. Model: USB 3.0

Poor: 37%Average: 52.5% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The USB 3.0 120GB averaged 47.5% 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 72.8MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the USB 3.0 120GB is 33.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the USB 3.0 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 159MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 115MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)

Rank 87652.5%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 359	414
119	Write 274	384
114	Mixed 263	352
69.2	SusWrite 159	356
59% 264 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15	4K Read 20.5	26.5
19	4K Write 34	41.2
8	4K Mixed 20.6	29.8
75.5% 25.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
50.1	DQ Read 115	188
42.3	DQ Write 106	172
10.6	DQ Mixed 72.8	152
65% 98.1 MB/s

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

AUS-User, 14 months ago.

112GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 164 38 35 45 46 MB/s

49% Average

Write 264

Mixed 252

SusWrite 97.3

52% 232 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 38.6

4K Mixed 21.7

80% 27 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 126

96% 131 MB/s

AUS-User, 14 months ago.

112GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 178 46 53 45 53 MB/s

47.4% Average

Write 265

Mixed 245

SusWrite 105

51% 229 MB/s

4K Read 20.7

4K Write 37.2

4K Mixed 20.7

78% 26.2 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 90.9

DQ Mixed 126

92% 120 MB/s

ITA-User, 15 months ago.

26GB free

Firmware: 0508

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 67 61 70 73 67 MB/s

47.3% Average

Write 356

Mixed 244

SusWrite 81.9

57% 255 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 37.7

4K Mixed 17.4

72% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 23.6

54% 111 MB/s

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 - $166

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FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	227x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	102x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	95x

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GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	30x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	27x

SSD
3.0 120GBUSBBench 52%, 69 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	12x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $412

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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