Average Bench: 71% (653rd of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: V-GEN05SM18EU120G
Poor: 56%Average: 71% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The V-GEN05SM18EU120G 120GB averaged 29.0% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 169MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the V-GEN05SM18EU120G 120GB is 31%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the V-GEN05SM18EU120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 92.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 143MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Min Avg Max
285 Read 417 490
198 Write 368 457
260 Mixed 337 394
56.3 SusWrite 92.3 102
67.8% 304 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.9 4K Read 27.9 35.3
33.5 4K Write 68.6 98.8
22.2 4K Mixed 38.6 48.3
128% 45 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.1 DQ Read 143 178
95.8 DQ Write 244 347
45.1 DQ Mixed 169 219
135% 185 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0324A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 83 64 59 64 59 MB/s
Read 438
Write 400
Mixed 372
SusWrite 96.9
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 38.2
126% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 213
173% 239 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0324A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 116 60 48 60 56 MB/s
Read 383
Write 367
Mixed 312
SusWrite 83.1
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 33
111% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 209
158% 208 MB/s
76GB free
Firmware: Q0324A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 95 63 60 58 64 MB/s
Read 347
Write 307
Mixed 289
SusWrite 94.5
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 31.2
101% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 183
138% 183 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,753,507 SSDs tested

Typical V-GEN05SM18EU120G 120GB Builds (Compare 252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock B75M R2.0 - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $377

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