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Esa3smd2

HSLB120GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 75% (573rd of 1072)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: ESA3SMD2 HSLB120GB
Poor: 57%Average: 75% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Esa3smd2 HSLB120GB 120GB averaged 24.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Esa3smd2 HSLB120GB 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 73.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Esa3smd2 HSLB120GB 120GB is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Esa3smd2 HSLB120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 224MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 246MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 57375%
Min Avg Max
386 Read 458 516
136 Write 246 270
190 Mixed 280 341
125 SusWrite 224 253
67.2% 302 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.65 4K Read 22.6 29.2
11 4K Write 73.6 126
12.8 4K Mixed 28.9 36.8
110% 41.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.1 DQ Read 217 275
29 DQ Write 155 240
46.7 DQ Mixed 109 178
102% 160 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 255 257 259 259 260 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 258
Mixed 269
SusWrite 258
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 37.1
155% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 177
150% 220 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 131 120 123 113 MB/s
73.6% Very good
Read 470
Write 136
Mixed 190
SusWrite 125
50% 231 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 36.2
133% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 29
DQ Mixed 82.3
74% 120 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 235 255 258 246 224 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 422
Write 261
Mixed 266
SusWrite 243
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 28.4
103% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 166
138% 200 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N112
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 254 248 237 256 254 MB/s
70.1% Very good
Read 386
Write 250
Mixed 251
SusWrite 250
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 31.7
108% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 40.8
DQ Mixed 157
108% 138 MB/s

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Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: Asus M2N

CPU
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+AMDBench 36%, 5,372 samples8x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+AMDBench 37%, 5,400 samples5x
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+AMDBench 35%, 4,133 samples5x
GPU
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples3x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples2x
GeForce 8400 GSNvidiaBench 1%, 18,254 samples2x
SSD
HSLB120GB 120GBEsa3smd2Bench 75%, 9 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples4x
4GBUnknownBench 26%, 42,830 samples3x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples3x
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