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SSDMCEAW120A4 120GB

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Effective Speed -841%Effective Speed -841%Average Score -1,395%Read -913%, Write -3,541%, 4K Read -269%, 4K Write -258%, Mixed -1,695%, 4K Mixed -422%, SusWrite -2,665%Peak Score -1,607%Read -1,098%, Write -3,946%, 4K Read -455%, 4K Write -308%, Mixed -2,113%, 4K Mixed -493%, SusWrite -2,834%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,180%DQ Read -1,037%, DQ Write -1,175%, DQ Mixed -1,526%, ADQ Read -1,113%, ADQ Write -974%, ADQ Mixed -2,052%, Age -548%, AS-SSD Total -1,015%

Average Bench: 57.9% (832^nd of 1080)

Based on 177 user benchmarks. Model: INTEL SSDMCEAW120A4

Poor: 44%Average: 57.9% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Intel SSDMCEAW120A4 120GB averaged 42.0% 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 24.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 69MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel SSDMCEAW120A4 120GB is 29.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel SSDMCEAW120A4 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 128MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 177 samples)

Rank 83257.9%

Min	Avg	Max
317	Read 414	495
94.9	Write 128	159
134	Mixed 180	211
78.4	SusWrite 114	156
45.9% 209 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.6	4K Read 24.1	34.6
26.8	4K Write 57.9	92.7
7.43	4K Mixed 21.2	36.9
94.3% 34.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.2	DQ Read 141	204
53	DQ Write 117	149
7.79	DQ Mixed 69	129
68.1% 109 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IRL-User, 10 months ago.

67GB free

Firmware: DC33

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 108 125 130 129 126 MB/s

64.3% Good

Write 145

Mixed 185

SusWrite 124

45% 203 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 55.4

4K Mixed 31.5

114% 38.6 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 133

DQ Mixed 114

100% 149 MB/s

IRL-User, 2 months ago.

66GB free

Firmware: DC33

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 117 119 120 125 123 MB/s

64.1% Good

Write 140

Mixed 186

SusWrite 122

44% 197 MB/s

4K Read 28.9

4K Write 55.6

4K Mixed 32.4

115% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 199

DQ Write 141

DQ Mixed 114

100% 151 MB/s

NLD-User, 10 days ago.

54GB free

Firmware: DC33

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 103 137 135 138 122 MB/s

60.8% Good

Write 115

Mixed 193

SusWrite 125

43% 193 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 55.2

4K Mixed 28.6

105% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 124

DQ Mixed 118

100% 148 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

15GB free

Firmware: DC33

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 159 160 160 159 MB/s

56.5% Above average

Write 158

Mixed 209

SusWrite 159

49% 221 MB/s

4K Read 19.3

4K Write 35

4K Mixed 23.7

78% 26 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 137

114% 166 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC33

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 108 124 119 122 131 MB/s

48.5% Average

Write 124

Mixed 173

SusWrite 121

41% 187 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 29.2

4K Mixed 20.4

70% 22.8 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 111

DQ Mixed 122

95% 133 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,101x
Core i7-2600Intel $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,629x
Core i5-3470Intel $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	966x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,159x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,094x

SSD
SSDMCEAW120A4 120GBIntelBench 58%, 177 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	526x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	384x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	308x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370

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Average Bench: 57.9% (832^nd of 1080)

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