Golden

Memory-120GB 120GB

Memory-120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -59%Effective Speed -59%Average Score -54%Read -10%, Write -40%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -136%, SusWrite -83%Peak Score -21%Read -4%, Write -19%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -77%, SusWrite 3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -127%DQ Read -116%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -151%, ADQ Read -217%, ADQ Write -42%, ADQ Mixed -471%, Age 32%, AS-SSD Total -42%

Average Bench: 62.1% (777^th of 1072)

Based on 81 user benchmarks. Model: Golden Memory-120GB

Poor: 39%Average: 62.1% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Golden Memory-120GB 120GB averaged 37.9% 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 Write Speed 70.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.3MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Golden Memory-120GB 120GB is 50%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Golden Memory-120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 103MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 81 samples)

Rank 77762.1%

Min	Avg	Max
317	Read 415	489
150	Write 290	407
49.2	Mixed 262	376
45.4	SusWrite 162	399
62.9% 282 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.4	4K Read 23.3	35
31.3	4K Write 70.4	109
0.9	4K Mixed 19.1	32.9
97.1% 37.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.4	DQ Read 103	170
43	DQ Write 204	329
1.1	DQ Mixed 45.6	132
65.3% 118 MB/s

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DEU-User, 4 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V83A2c31

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 339 178 48 102 38 MB/s

68.9% Good

Write 325

Mixed 287

SusWrite 176

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 29.9

114% 44.4 MB/s

DQ Read 66.4

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 112

92% 126 MB/s

UKR-User, 5 months ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0424A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 73 87 65 56 56 MB/s

40.5% Average

Write 314

Mixed 287

SusWrite 89

58% 259 MB/s

4K Read 14.4

4K Write 27.4

4K Mixed 9.7

49% 17.2 MB/s

DQ Read 97.8

DQ Write 206

DQ Mixed 27

56% 110 MB/s

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H - $112

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Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	206x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	203x
Core i5-4440Intel $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	105x

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HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	252x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	76x

SSD
Memory-120GB 120GBGoldenBench 62%, 81 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	26x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $262

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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