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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 61.4% (782nd of 1071)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: OSC M.2 120GB
Poor: 50%Average: 61.4% Great: 71%

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Above average average bench

The OSC M.2 120GB averaged 38.5% 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 88.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.3MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OSC M.2 120GB is 21%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OSC M.2 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 161MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 78261.4%
Min Avg Max
376 Read 440 490
119 Write 161 204
146 Mixed 166 192
136 SusWrite 166 203
51.3% 233 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.1 4K Read 21.3 28.1
50.8 4K Write 88.7 116
8.4 4K Mixed 11.4 16.5
93.8% 40.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
95.4 DQ Read 148 198
111 DQ Write 164 206
55.1 DQ Mixed 66.8 81.6
75% 126 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 201 200 203 203 198 MB/s
63.7% Good
Read 449
Write 200
Mixed 189
SusWrite 201
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 12.6
86% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 77.8
92% 158 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 293 300 331 332 337 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 359
Write 321
Mixed 226
SusWrite 306
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 11.8
62% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 59.1
68% 115 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 301 310 323 320 324 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 373
Write 311
Mixed 191
SusWrite 308
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 11.5
59% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 58.2
64% 107 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 146 127 85 147 153 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 417
Write 118
Mixed 151
SusWrite 133
45% 205 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 9.6
84% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 60.8
70% 119 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 178 180 190 183 186 MB/s
49.3% Average
Read 357
Write 150
Mixed 136
SusWrite 180
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 8.6
57% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 72.4
82% 137 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 188 189 202 205 204 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 342
Write 161
Mixed 165
SusWrite 194
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 9.4
41% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 78.5
91% 155 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,896,716 SSDs tested

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Typical M.2 120GB Builds (Compare 2,386 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H - $95

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples685x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples434x
Core i5-6400Intel  $76Bench 61%, 171,457 samples295x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples288x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples174x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples173x
SSD
M.2 120GBOSCBench 61%, 67 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples63x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples56x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $278

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