Geil

ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB

ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB
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Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -74%Read 7%, Write -200%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write 13%, Mixed -73%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite -185%Peak Score -88%Read -0%, Write -241%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -89%, 4K Mixed -40%, SusWrite -193%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -104%DQ Read -33%, DQ Write -152%, DQ Mixed -119%, ADQ Read -74%, ADQ Write -129%, ADQ Mixed -268%, Age -5%, AS-SSD Total -55%

Average Bench: 73.7% (598^th of 1072)

Based on 7 user benchmarks. Model: GeIL ZENITH A3-120GBB

Poor: 66%Average: 73.7% Great: 81%

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Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER (1)

Good average bench

The Geil ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB averaged 26.3% 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 98.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.1MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Geil ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB is just 15%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Geil ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 135MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)

Rank 59873.7%

Min	Avg	Max
453	Read 489	506
102	Write 135	142
152	Mixed 207	224
59.2	SusWrite 104	132
51.1% 234 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.1	4K Read 26.1	31
62.2	4K Write 98.9	111
16.9	4K Mixed 30.3	41.6
131% 51.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.5	DQ Read 188	276
101	DQ Write 126	142
16.6	DQ Mixed 70.7	151
76% 128 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 5 years ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 141 107 132 136 MB/s

78.8% Very good

Write 142

Mixed 199

SusWrite 133

52% 237 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 35.5

140% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 141

DQ Mixed 152

126% 184 MB/s

AUS-User, 5 years ago.

8GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.00

SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 81 52 40 42 44 MB/s

71.9% Very good

Write 102

Mixed 152

SusWrite 59.2

42% 192 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 62.2

4K Mixed 41.6

133% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 101

DQ Mixed 41.1

69% 139 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER - $283

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,620x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	446x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	404x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	228x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	156x

SSD
ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GBGeilBench 74%, 7 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	109x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	105x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	91x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $831

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Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER (1)

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ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB

Average Bench: 73.7% (598^th of 1072)

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ZENITH A3-120GBB 120GB

Average Bench: 73.7% (598th of 1072)

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Good average bench

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Very good consistency

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Average Bench: 73.7% (598^th of 1072)