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120G 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 50.2% (886th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: BULLDOZER 120G
Poor: 38%Average: 50.2% Great: 57%

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Average average bench

The Bulldozer 120G 120GB averaged 49.7% 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 Random Write Speed 59.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.1MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Bulldozer 120G 120GB is just 18.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Bulldozer 120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 149MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 88650.2%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 360 399
103 Write 149 163
142 Mixed 166 182
145 SusWrite 155 161
45.9% 208 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 17.1 20.4
14.1 4K Write 59.7 85.9
8.9 4K Mixed 11.8 13.2
72.5% 29.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 DQ Read 115 152
15.3 DQ Write 120 163
11.7 DQ Mixed 49 68.2
55.8% 94.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 160 161 163 158 152 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 363
Write 156
Mixed 166
SusWrite 156
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 12.5
78% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 66.2
73% 121 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 151 156 151 129 158 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 318
Write 153
Mixed 170
SusWrite 145
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 13.2
79% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 66
74% 124 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 159 160 166 165 167 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 376
Write 163
Mixed 178
SusWrite 153
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 12.1
69% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 67.6
75% 125 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 156 161 163 163 168 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 363
Write 162
Mixed 173
SusWrite 152
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 11.5
68% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 66.2
74% 125 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 147 155 165 163 162 MB/s
46.7% Average
Read 306
Write 136
Mixed 154
SusWrite 150
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 9.4
70% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 92.3
DQ Mixed 68.2
64% 100 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,796,042 SSDs tested

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Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $90

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples293x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples245x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples221x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples237x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples150x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples141x
SSD
120G 120GBBulldozerBench 50%, 10 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples70x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples45x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $484

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