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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 31.7% (1004th of 1072)

Based on 103 user benchmarks.  Model: MK0120EAVDT
Poor: 24%Average: 31.7% Great: 39%

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Poor average bench

The MK0120EAVDT 120GB averaged 68.3% 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 Random Read Speed 16.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12.7MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MK0120EAVDT 120GB is just 14.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the MK0120EAVDT 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 19.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 13.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 103 samples)
Rank 100431.7%
Min Avg Max
130 Read 197 239
62.8 Write 99.8 132
78.2 Mixed 117 160
66.3 SusWrite 127 156
30.2% 135 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 16.2 19.9
7.42 4K Write 13.9 20.7
8.5 4K Mixed 12.7 18.4
48.1% 14.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 DQ Read 81.3 111
12.5 DQ Write 19.5 23.8
9.75 DQ Mixed 23.9 35.9
24.4% 41.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3C32HPG6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 153 153 154 154 MB/s
39.3% Below average
Read 214
Write 116
Mixed 108
SusWrite 153
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 16.2
4K Mixed 18.3
59% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 18.3
DQ Mixed 29.1
30% 51.8 MB/s
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3C32HPG6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 125 134 131 130 MB/s
34.8% Below average
Read 209
Write 84.9
Mixed 109
SusWrite 130
30% 133 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 15.6
51% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 16.2
DQ Mixed 33.3
32% 51.9 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPG6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 156 156 157 158 MB/s
33.2% Below average
Read 136
Write 73.8
Mixed 123
SusWrite 156
28% 122 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 16.7
49% 13.4 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 16.4
DQ Mixed 34
32% 52.6 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: HPG5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 172 169 172 173 MB/s
33.1% Below average
Read 121
Write 80.3
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 172
26% 114 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 10.8
4K Mixed 15
48% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 20.7
DQ Mixed 34.8
33% 53.1 MB/s
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPG7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 121 116 124 124 109 MB/s
30.1% Below average
Read 168
Write 89.7
Mixed 108
SusWrite 117
27% 121 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 16.8
52% 13.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,737,158 SSDs tested

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Typical MK0120EAVDT 120GB Builds (Compare 6,572 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples2,821x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,200x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples518x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples958x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples865x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples813x
SSD
MK0120EAVDT 120GBBench 32%, 103 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples387x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples223x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples219x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $787

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