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Semsotai

120GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 52.5% (876th of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: SemsoTai 120GB
Poor: 24%Average: 52.5% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The Semsotai 120GB 120GB averaged 47.5% 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. 4K Random Read Speed 23.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 427MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Semsotai 120GB 120GB is 56.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Semsotai 120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 113MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 160MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 87652.5%
Min Avg Max
303 Read 427 508
1.5 Write 266 436
7 Mixed 160 389
2.9 SusWrite 113 369
53.3% 242 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 23.7 33.7
0.1 4K Write 40.2 100
0.1 4K Mixed 14.8 35.4
76.2% 26.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.2 DQ Read 114 206
3.9 DQ Write 183 340
0.9 DQ Mixed 46 138
63.6% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1211A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 58 45 28 39 34 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 347
Write 322
Mixed 262
SusWrite 59
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 20.1
75% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 52.3
96% 186 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0330B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 22 46 19 49 12 MB/s
49% Average
Read 501
Write 404
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 54.4
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 22.6
4K Mixed 10.8
65% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 1.2
44% 104 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: 7B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 47 49 48 49 41 MB/s
36.1% Below average
Read 430
Write 349
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 76.4
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 17.9
4K Mixed 2
40% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 94.2
DQ Write 61.4
DQ Mixed 1
21% 52.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,647,922 SSDs tested

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Typical 120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 2,371 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 40%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H - $117

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples680x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples432x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples291x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples286x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples174x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples173x
SSD
120GB 120GBSemsotaiBench 52%, 31 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples62x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples56x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $301

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