Average Bench: 55.4% (847th of 1072)

Based on 58 user benchmarks.  Model: Dogfish SSD 120G

Average average bench

The Dogfish 120G 120GB averaged 44.6% 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 Write Speed 67.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Dogfish 120G 120GB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Dogfish 120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 169MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 58 samples)
Min Avg Max
288 Read 384 503
120 Write 243 418
27.9 Mixed 196 392
74.3 SusWrite 169 412
55.2% 248 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.58 4K Read 20.5 32.9
8.89 4K Write 67.6 106
0.89 4K Mixed 11.2 28.8
81.2% 33.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.6 DQ Read 118 194
16.3 DQ Write 167 334
1.1 DQ Mixed 40.2 59.9
59% 108 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 119 131 132 138 138 MB/s
Read 307
Write 134
Mixed 124
SusWrite 127
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 9
73% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 97.2
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 52.6
58% 95.3 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 129 133 137 136 134 MB/s
Read 307
Write 124
Mixed 119
SusWrite 131
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 7.1
66% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 94
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 52.5
56% 91.2 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 128 128 126 130 120 MB/s
Read 296
Write 126
Mixed 131
SusWrite 125
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 9
66% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93.9
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 53
58% 94.9 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 105 123 133 130 107 MB/s
Read 298
Write 122
Mixed 133
SusWrite 119
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 6.8
63% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 50.9
57% 95.8 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: Q0816C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 104 94 16 33 49 MB/s
Read 455
Write 255
Mixed 289
SusWrite 85.1
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 9.2
4K Mixed 0.9
44% 11.8 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 17.9
DQ Mixed 35.4
39% 70.5 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,768,966 SSDs tested

Typical 120G 120GB Builds (Compare 7,648 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H-CF - $70

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $390

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