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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 56.1% (840th of 1072)

Based on 72 user benchmarks.  Model: V-GEN03AS18EU120GB
Poor: 33%Average: 56.1% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The V-GEN03AS18EU120GB 120GB averaged 43.9% 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 23.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 65.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the V-GEN03AS18EU120GB 120GB is 36.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the V-GEN03AS18EU120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 63.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 72 samples)
Rank 84056.1%
Min Avg Max
244 Read 361 445
60.7 Write 223 371
65.1 Mixed 259 411
33 SusWrite 63.6 93.4
50.3% 227 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 23.5 30.5
11.6 4K Write 65.3 94.8
0.87 4K Mixed 16.4 24.9
91.1% 35.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 DQ Read 135 167
17.2 DQ Write 210 335
1.26 DQ Mixed 69.3 143
81.4% 138 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 2 0.2 0.6 147 49 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 415
Write 309
Mixed 280
SusWrite 44
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 23.8
119% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 137
132% 203 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: V0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 12 94 98 15 70 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 376
Write 235
Mixed 296
SusWrite 66.3
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 21.9
109% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 144
138% 211 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 44 3.1 82 9.2 76 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 384
Write 239
Mixed 275
SusWrite 60.7
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 22.4
104% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 46.4
DQ Mixed 35
44% 82.3 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 41 51 13 67 53 MB/s
28.5% Poor
Read 258
Write 334
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 48
40% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 17.3
4K Mixed 20.2
37% 12.9 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 75.5
DQ Mixed 25.1
27% 42.5 MB/s
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Typical V-GEN03AS18EU120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: ECS Z97-MACHINE

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples5x
Core i3-4160Intel  $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples2x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples2x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples2x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples1x
SSD
V-GEN03AS18EU120GB 120GBBench 56%, 72 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples2x
2x8GBM378B1G73EB0-CK0Bench 52%, 33 samples2x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 20,728 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $407

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