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S3 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 75.2% (581st of 1080)

Based on 281 user benchmarks.  Model: Ripjaws S3 120GB
Poor: 54%Average: 75.2% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Ripjaws S3 120GB averaged 24.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ripjaws S3 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 174MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ripjaws S3 120GB is 35.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Ripjaws S3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 281 samples)
Rank 58175.2%
Min Avg Max
419 Read 477 513
297 Write 355 408
292 Mixed 349 423
85.3 SusWrite 91.8 96.2
70.8% 318 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 4K Read 25.6 30.5
27.8 4K Write 75.8 115
15.2 4K Mixed 33.4 45.6
122% 45 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.7 DQ Read 239 283
66.7 DQ Write 239 320
17.3 DQ Mixed 174 241
148% 217 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1217A
SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 473
Write 358
Mixed 351
SusWrite 94
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 16.6
88% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 239
173% 226 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,539,779 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $160Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,488x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $140Bench 91%, 264,837 samples716x
Core i7-8700Intel  $135Bench 87%, 349,567 samples286x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples388x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples337x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples237x
SSD
S3 120GBRipjawsBench 75%, 281 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples138x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $46Bench 84%, 215,644 samples96x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples95x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $565

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