Average Bench: 69.5% (677th of 1072)

Based on 388 user benchmarks.  Model: Intel Raid 1 Volume

Above average average bench

The Intel Raid 1 Volume 120GB averaged 30.5% 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. Sequential Read Speed 637MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 90.7MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Raid 1 Volume 120GB is 77.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Intel Raid 1 Volume 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 196MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 388 samples)
Min Avg Max
318 Read 637 1,035
62.5 Write 196 471
51.8 Mixed 219 522
22.7 SusWrite 104 293
63.1% 289 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.4 4K Read 25.8 41.5
13.9 4K Write 55.2 91.4
3.72 4K Mixed 20.8 43.2
94.9% 33.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 DQ Read 197 415
13.6 DQ Write 139 306
4.15 DQ Mixed 90.7 231
88.7% 142 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
103GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 139 139 142 144 143 MB/s
Read 495
Write 400
Mixed 270
SusWrite 176
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 37.6
140% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 155
155% 245 MB/s
41GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 55 54 58 58 59 MB/s
Read 532
Write 426
Mixed 371
SusWrite 67.4
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 30
122% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 93.5
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 133
118% 170 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 106 48 1.7 13 79 MB/s
Read 418
Write 269
Mixed 103
SusWrite 57
46% 212 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 4.7
88% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 147
159% 265 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 233 16 52 29 34 MB/s
Read 601
Write 365
Mixed 321
SusWrite 80.9
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 2.9
77% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 17.1
DQ Mixed 6.2
34% 83.9 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,713,665 SSDs tested

Typical Raid 1 Volume 120GB Builds (Compare 6,567 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $787

Popular Raid 1 Volume 120GB compatible motherboards:

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