Average Bench: 63.8% (755th of 1072)

Based on 886 user benchmarks.  Model: EMTEC X150 120GB

Above average average bench

The Emtec X150 120GB averaged 36.1% 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 27.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 81.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Emtec X150 120GB is 48.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Emtec X150 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 886 samples)
Min Avg Max
290 Read 382 474
79 Write 270 421
96.4 Mixed 265 359
48.3 SusWrite 148 367
59.3% 266 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.5 4K Read 27.6 39
16.2 4K Write 62.8 92.7
6.35 4K Mixed 22.1 36
104% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
82.1 DQ Read 184 264
35.8 DQ Write 213 317
11.9 DQ Mixed 81.3 192
93.8% 160 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 166 139 111 55 57 MB/s
Read 474
Write 320
Mixed 328
SusWrite 100
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 33.5
136% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 188
166% 245 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 132 138 77 58 63 MB/s
Read 459
Write 334
Mixed 312
SusWrite 110
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 29.1
121% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 180
164% 248 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 125 65 61 40 MB/s
Read 301
Write 221
Mixed 17.7
SusWrite 93.2
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 30.4
101% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 161
138% 200 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R3G5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 204 219 219 219 141 MB/s
Read 288
Write 220
Mixed 229
SusWrite 196
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 26.2
89% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 80.3
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 115
85% 110 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 75 56 48 33 51 MB/s
Read 294
Write 198
Mixed 232
SusWrite 62
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 0.7
61% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 44.9
DQ Mixed 28.1
40% 76.8 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,726,783 SSDs tested

Typical X150 120GB Builds (Compare 3,127 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $717

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