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SX950U 120GB

SX950U 120GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -10%Read 1%, Write -12%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -4%Peak Score -6%Read 2%, Write -12%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -41%DQ Read -44%, DQ Write -0%, DQ Mixed -41%, ADQ Read -153%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -91%, Age 32%, AS-SSD Total -18%

Average Bench: 86% (390^th of 1072)

Based on 140 user benchmarks. Model: XPG SX950U

Poor: 58%Average: 86% Great: 110%

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Very good average bench

The XPG SX950U 120GB averaged just 14.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the XPG SX950U 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 136MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the XPG SX950U 120GB is 52.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the XPG SX950U 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 129MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 284MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 140 samples)

Rank 39086%

Min	Avg	Max
359	Read 461	515
128	Write 363	432
167	Mixed 346	412
65.4	SusWrite 284	415
81.4% 363 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.8	4K Read 28.5	37.5
33.9	4K Write 78.5	117
24.5	4K Mixed 38.6	49.7
134% 48.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.4	DQ Read 129	254
41.9	DQ Write 257	358
40.7	DQ Mixed 136	235
119% 174 MB/s

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

POL-User, 8 months ago.

80GB free

Firmware: Q0922FS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 398 402 385 318 401 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 399

Mixed 379

SusWrite 385

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 40.8

143% 53.8 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 155

143% 212 MB/s

ROU-User, 6 months ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0922FS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 404 390 405 195 51 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 380

SusWrite 305

86% 385 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 37.5

128% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 156

140% 205 MB/s

ROU-User, 5 months ago.

55GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Q0922FS

SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 382 392 196 76 43 MB/s

85.1% Excellent

Write 418

Mixed 391

SusWrite 244

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 72.2

4K Mixed 37.9

129% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 337

DQ Mixed 156

141% 207 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Acer Aspire V3-571G

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	268x
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	212x
Core i7-3632QMIntelBench 61%, 24,912 samples	128x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	677x
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples	84x
GeForce GT 630MNvidiaBench 3%, 7,774 samples	72x

SSD
SX950U 120GBXPGBench 86%, 140 samples	1x

RAM
HMT451S6MFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,522 samples	62x
AM1U16BC4P2-B19B 2x4GBAdataBench 52%, 544 samples	37x
NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 2x4GBNanyaBench 42%, 3,068 samples	28x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $52

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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SX950U 120GB

Average Bench: 86% (390^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86% (390th of 1072)

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