SandForce[278118] 120GB

SandForce[278118] 120GB
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Effective Speed -89%Effective Speed -89%Average Score -142%Read -189%, Write -259%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -166%, 4K Mixed -51%, SusWrite -275%Peak Score -167%Read -151%, Write -301%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -59%, Mixed -178%, 4K Mixed -80%, SusWrite -345%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -136%DQ Read -155%, DQ Write -191%, DQ Mixed -188%, ADQ Read -131%, ADQ Write -153%, ADQ Mixed -150%, Age 26%, AS-SSD Total -143%

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Average Bench: 52.2% (878^th of 1072)

Based on 11 user benchmarks. Model: SandForce[278118]

Poor: 52%Average: 52.2% Great: 55%

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Average average bench

The SandForce[278118] 120GB averaged 47.7% 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 104MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.9MB/s

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Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SandForce[278118] 120GB is just 3.41%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the SandForce[278118] 120GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 79MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 113MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)

Rank 87852.2%

Min	Avg	Max
140	Read 158	202
100	Write 113	121
120	Mixed 135	152
71.5	SusWrite 79	87
27.2% 121 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	4K Read 25.9	27.8
45.9	4K Write 71.5	77.1
15.4	4K Mixed 29.8	32.4
115% 42.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
124	DQ Read 141	144
100	DQ Write 114	123
40.6	DQ Mixed 104	115
84.3% 120 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 3 years ago.

108GB free

Firmware: 1.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 90 83 73 75 69 MB/s

55.4% Above average

Write 118

Mixed 127

SusWrite 78

28% 125 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 77.1

4K Mixed 31.9

123% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 115

91% 127 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 years ago.

108GB free

Firmware: 1.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 85 107 83 74 MB/s

53.5% Above average

Write 121

Mixed 139

SusWrite 85.5

27% 121 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 74.4

4K Mixed 31.1

120% 44.2 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 118

DQ Mixed 114

90% 125 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 years ago.

108GB free

Firmware: 1.25

SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 62 61 70 85 79 MB/s

51.5% Above average

Write 103

Mixed 129

SusWrite 71.5

26% 119 MB/s

4K Read 23.4

4K Write 75.1

4K Mixed 29.7

113% 42.7 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 107

DQ Mixed 95.7

79% 115 MB/s

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI - $300

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,776x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,680x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,804x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,324x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,141x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,086x

SSD
SandForce[278118] 120GBBench 52%, 11 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	512x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	508x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	469x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $831

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SandForce[278118] 120GB

Average Bench: 52.2% (878^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 52.2% (878th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 52.2% (878^th of 1072)