R5M120G8 120GB

R5M120G8 120GB
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -41%Read -3%, Write -25%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -101%, SusWrite -98%Peak Score -17%Read 0%, Write -14%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -70%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -77%DQ Read -45%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -77%, ADQ Read -105%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -379%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total -22%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 68.4% (694^th of 1071)

Based on 176 user benchmarks. Model: R5M120G8

Poor: 44%Average: 68.4% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The R5M120G8 120GB averaged 31.5% 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 79.1MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the R5M120G8 120GB is 45.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the R5M120G8 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 150MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 159MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 176 samples)

Rank 69468.4%

Min	Avg	Max
315	Read 444	509
101	Write 325	425
40.6	Mixed 308	396
40.2	SusWrite 150	413
68.4% 307 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14	4K Read 25.3	33.5
16	4K Write 79.1	111
1.27	4K Mixed 22.4	34.3
109% 42.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
80.1	DQ Read 159	253
40.1	DQ Write 252	341
1.08	DQ Mixed 54.3	187
83.7% 155 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 3 months ago.

74GB free

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 350 352 365 403 308 MB/s

82.8% Excellent

Write 396

Mixed 386

SusWrite 344

91% 408 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 64.2

4K Mixed 25.4

114% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 135

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 41.9

68% 127 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

81GB free

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 353 206 71 70 71 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 391

Mixed 406

SusWrite 178

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 63.9

4K Mixed 25.9

113% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 146

DQ Write 192

DQ Mixed 42.4

67% 127 MB/s

RUS-User, 6 months ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1022A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 34 46 41 32 48 MB/s

70% Very good

Write 415

Mixed 395

SusWrite 77

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 27.1

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 26.7

134% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 156

DQ Write 262

DQ Mixed 38.3

77% 152 MB/s

RUS-User, 29 days ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 95 55 45 42 49 MB/s

58.8% Above average

Write 368

Mixed 308

SusWrite 78

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 22.9

4K Write 74.1

4K Mixed 19.4

99% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 79.4

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 27.9

64% 126 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1022A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 73 74 63 30 31 MB/s

57.7% Above average

Write 410

Mixed 383

SusWrite 67.9

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 1.1

93% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 132

DQ Write 256

DQ Mixed 7.9

59% 132 MB/s

RUS-User, 3 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0910A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 69 69 71 31 80 MB/s

53.4% Above average

Write 395

Mixed 103

SusWrite 66.9

58% 264 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 75.4

4K Mixed 1.8

79% 33.8 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 1.6

55% 127 MB/s

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M - $149

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,431x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,317x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	559x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	502x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	430x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
R5M120G8 120GBBench 68%, 176 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	416x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	274x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	249x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $407

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

R5M120G8 120GB

Average Bench: 68.4% (694^th of 1071)

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