Geil

ZENITH R3 120GB

ZENITH R3 120GB
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Effective Speed -23%Effective Speed -23%Average Score -29%Read -3%, Write -14%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -106%Peak Score +3% Read 2%, Write -6%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed 6%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -43%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -159%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -197%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 79.9% (487^th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks. Model: GeIL ZENITH R3 120GB

Poor: 42%Average: 79.9% Great: 123%

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Good average bench

The Geil ZENITH R3 120GB averaged 20.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Geil ZENITH R3 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.6MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil ZENITH R3 120GB is 81.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Geil ZENITH R3 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 273MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)

Rank 48779.9%

Min	Avg	Max
329	Read 444	518
154	Write 357	459
42.2	Mixed 273	447
52.8	SusWrite 144	436
67.8% 304 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.1	4K Read 33.9	46.5
7.6	4K Write 67.5	118
1.3	4K Mixed 37.6	59.6
135% 46.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
47.6	DQ Read 286	385
22.3	DQ Write 256	353
7.2	DQ Mixed 87.5	128
116% 210 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

UKR-User, 12 months ago.

112GB free

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 154 156 155 155 MB/s

60.5% Good

Write 154

Mixed 204

SusWrite 154

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 17.3

4K Write 62.4

4K Mixed 25.1

91% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 102

DQ Write 154

DQ Mixed 109

88% 122 MB/s

NLD-User, 10 months ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R1001A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 55 44 45 51 42 MB/s

51.6% Above average

Write 374

Mixed 45.3

SusWrite 65.3

52% 238 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 15.9

4K Mixed 23.4

76% 21.3 MB/s

DQ Read 132

DQ Write 109

DQ Mixed 12.9

39% 84.5 MB/s

IRN-User, 10 months ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R1001A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 52 40 47 50 44 MB/s

51.3% Above average

Write 397

Mixed 145

SusWrite 59.9

59% 269 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 24.1

4K Mixed 7.2

66% 20.1 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 21.9

76% 161 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3

CPU
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	67x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	57x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	46x

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	32x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	29x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	26x

SSD
ZENITH R3 120GBGeilBench 80%, 29 samples	1x

RAM
KVR16N11/8 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 181 samples	13x
KVR16N11/8 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 276 samples	10x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	8x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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ZENITH R3 120GB

Average Bench: 79.9% (487^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 79.9% (487th of 1072)

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