GIGABYTE 120GB

GIGABYTE 120GB
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Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -55%Read -10%, Write -65%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -65%, SusWrite -125%Peak Score -17%Read -2%, Write -17%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -17%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite -23%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -20%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -61%, ADQ Read -48%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -65%, Age 66%, AS-SSD Total -15%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 67.1% (714^th of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks. Model: GIGABYTE

Poor: 53%Average: 67.1% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The GIGABYTE 120GB averaged 32.8% 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 158MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 273MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the GIGABYTE 120GB is 37.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the GIGABYTE 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 132MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 245MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)

Rank 71467.1%

Min	Avg	Max
264	Read 414	498
8	Write 245	416
16.5	Mixed 281	363
71.2	SusWrite 132	314
59.6% 268 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.3	4K Read 23.7	44.4
16.8	4K Write 60.4	106
12.7	4K Mixed 27.3	39.4
103% 37.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
147	DQ Read 221	296
128	DQ Write 273	328
32.8	DQ Mixed 158	206
144% 217 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 4 years ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 93 120 57 77 58 MB/s

92.1% Outstanding

Write 336

Mixed 363

SusWrite 114

72% 324 MB/s

4K Read 44.4

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 39

174% 63.2 MB/s

DQ Read 283

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 201

180% 271 MB/s

IND-User, 2 years ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 86 62 63 64 65 MB/s

80.4% Excellent

Write 375

Mixed 314

SusWrite 104

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 92

4K Mixed 31.6

147% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 179

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 164

141% 205 MB/s

ARG-User, 3 years ago.

74GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 323 85 85 84 84 MB/s

78.9% Very good

Write 416

Mixed 340

SusWrite 148

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 33.2

128% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 206

177% 259 MB/s

ARG-User, 3 years ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 104 64 65 64 61 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 322

Mixed 305

SusWrite 116

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 81.4

4K Mixed 30.7

132% 48.3 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 163

139% 202 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

27GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 97 57 200 153 70 MB/s

69% Good

Write 76.3

Mixed 313

SusWrite 152

48% 214 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 68.8

4K Mixed 27.2

117% 42 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 177

159% 237 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 years ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 57 109 80 36 58 MB/s

53.9% Above average

Write 239

Mixed 291

SusWrite 74.2

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 0.3

4K Write 29.5

4K Mixed 35.3

61% 21.7 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 138

127% 190 MB/s

IND-User, 2 years ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 90 37 65 35 34 MB/s

53% Above average

Write 253

Mixed 293

SusWrite 71.2

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 16.8

4K Mixed 31.8

50% 16.4 MB/s

DQ Read 271

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 32.8

93% 197 MB/s

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	1,644x
Core i3-9100FIntel $135Bench 80%, 34,310 samples	1,002x
Core i7-9700FIntel $289Bench 92%, 54,980 samples	955x

GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	691x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	559x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	363x

SSD
GIGABYTE 120GBBench 67%, 13 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	193x
PSD48G266681 2x8GBPatriotBench 79%, 6,425 samples	190x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	163x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $326

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

GIGABYTE 120GB

Average Bench: 67.1% (714^th of 1072)

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