Thinklife

ST600 120G 120GB

ST600 120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -45%Read -12%, Write -32%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -46%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -77%, SusWrite -103%Peak Score -7%Read 1%, Write -9%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -39%DQ Read -43%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -65%, ADQ Read -83%, ADQ Write -38%, ADQ Mixed -137%, Age 78%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 66.5% (726^th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks. Model: Thinklife SSD ST600 120G

Poor: 34%Average: 66.5% Great: 101%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The Thinklife ST600 120G 120GB averaged 33.4% 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 110MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.9MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Thinklife ST600 120G 120GB is 66.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Thinklife ST600 120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 146MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 281MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)

Rank 72666.5%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 408	511
159	Write 307	446
23	Mixed 281	433
46.6	SusWrite 146	431
63.7% 286 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.6	4K Read 28.9	41.2
8.2	4K Write 60	117
1.1	4K Mixed 25.4	39.3
108% 38.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
59.3	DQ Read 178	256
19	DQ Write 210	341
1.3	DQ Mixed 110	201
106% 166 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 9 months ago.

110GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 392 438 348 421 445 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 433

SusWrite 409

101% 450 MB/s

4K Read 41.2

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 33.6

167% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 50.8

96% 186 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

110GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 440 404 419 447 451 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 384

Mixed 352

SusWrite 431

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 34.1

157% 60.9 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 50.8

99% 193 MB/s

MNG-User, 18 months ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 103 81 85 81 80 MB/s

85.4% Excellent

Write 363

Mixed 339

SusWrite 128

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 84

4K Mixed 38

151% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 193

168% 249 MB/s

SGP-User, 13 months ago.

43GB free

Firmware: SBFQ6AK3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 122 74 74 83 74 MB/s

84.2% Excellent

Write 292

Mixed 325

SusWrite 104

66% 299 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 84.7

4K Mixed 39.3

153% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 192

167% 246 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

104GB free

Firmware: T0311A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 246 377 386 390 392 MB/s

81.2% Excellent

Write 394

Mixed 386

SusWrite 364

90% 399 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 52.9

4K Mixed 24.5

96% 33.8 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 53.4

99% 195 MB/s

PAK-User, 2 years ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1022A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 113 91 57 60 59 MB/s

57.9% Above average

Write 362

Mixed 328

SusWrite 89.2

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 59.7

4K Mixed 18

85% 32.6 MB/s

DQ Read 155

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 37.2

76% 151 MB/s

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	555x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	394x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	284x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	360x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	153x

SSD
ST600 120G 120GBThinklifeBench 67%, 20 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	44x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	33x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $382

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Thinklife

ST600 120G 120GB

Average Bench: 66.5% (726^th of 1072)

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ST600 120G 120GB

Average Bench: 66.5% (726th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Average Bench: 66.5% (726^th of 1072)