Average Bench: 69% (685th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: NMICRO SSDS3STD120GB

Above average average bench

The Nmicro SSDS3STD120GB 120GB averaged 30.9% 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 159MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nmicro SSDS3STD120GB 120GB is 39.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Nmicro SSDS3STD120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 268MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Min Avg Max
220 Read 396 502
127 Write 268 431
202 Mixed 288 379
49.6 SusWrite 106 142
58.9% 264 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.1 4K Read 31.5 39.3
37.7 4K Write 70.8 92.1
7.4 4K Mixed 27.7 35.7
121% 43.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
101 DQ Read 229 265
7.8 DQ Write 237 326
23 DQ Mixed 159 196
140% 208 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 104 71 72 74 74 MB/s
Read 321
Write 267
Mixed 278
SusWrite 118
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 26.7
103% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 172
145% 211 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 135 75 75 73 73 MB/s
Read 429
Write 319
Mixed 300
SusWrite 123
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 21.7
86% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 120
112% 175 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 88 97 86 115 72 MB/s
Read 295
Write 202
Mixed 202
SusWrite 95.2
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 7.4
63% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 169
143% 209 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,731,368 SSDs tested

Typical SSDS3STD120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P41-ES3G

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $109

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