SSDS3STD120GB 120GB

SSDS3STD120GB 120GB
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Effective Speed -43%Effective Speed -43%Average Score -59%Read -11%, Write -70%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -191%Peak Score -61%Read -8%, Write -35%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -34%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -84%, SusWrite -215%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read -47%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -81%, ADQ Read -48%, ADQ Write 0%, ADQ Mixed -52%, Age 78%, AS-SSD Total -28%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 68.6% (688^th of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks. Model: SSDS3STD120GB

Poor: 60%Average: 68.6% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The SSDS3STD120GB 120GB averaged 31.3% 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 171MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 290MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSDS3STD120GB 120GB is just 17.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SSDS3STD120GB 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 102MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 238MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)

Rank 68868.6%

Min	Avg	Max
55	Read 413	471
99.5	Write 238	360
151	Mixed 291	318
76.8	SusWrite 102	123
58% 261 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 28.6	36.5
44.6	4K Write 73.5	91
0.8	4K Mixed 25.6	31.7
115% 42.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
68.3	DQ Read 221	249
256	DQ Write 290	334
90.3	DQ Mixed 171	183
153% 227 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 20 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 61.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 43 130 132 59 41 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 243

Mixed 296

SusWrite 98.9

59% 268 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 75.7

4K Mixed 29

127% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 240

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 167

149% 223 MB/s

FRA-User, 21 months ago.

81GB free

Firmware: SBFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 119 63 62 61 62 MB/s

63.2% Good

Write 360

Mixed 291

SusWrite 120

67% 300 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 67.9

4K Mixed 19.8

100% 37.8 MB/s

DQ Read 68.3

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 90.3

102% 164 MB/s

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 48%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	907x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	691x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	277x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	381x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x

SSD
SSDS3STD120GB 120GBBench 69%, 17 samples	1x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 124% - Outstanding

Total price: $473

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SSDS3STD120GB 120GB

Average Bench: 68.6% (688^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

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Average Bench: 68.6% (688th of 1072)

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