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SD5SE2128G1002E 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 58.3% (820th of 1072)

Based on 196 user benchmarks.  Model: SanDisk SD5SE2128G1002E
Poor: 42%Average: 58.3% Great: 75%

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Average average bench

The Sandisk SD5SE2128G1002E 128GB averaged 41.6% 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 75.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 404MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sandisk SD5SE2128G1002E 128GB is 33.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Sandisk SD5SE2128G1002E 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 202MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 219MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 196 samples)
Rank 82058.3%
Min Avg Max
343 Read 404 447
176 Write 246 322
130 Mixed 202 291
70.5 SusWrite 219 324
59.6% 268 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 18 26.1
19.9 4K Write 38.8 66.2
7.5 4K Mixed 17.8 27.9
70.6% 24.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.4 DQ Read 189 296
40.1 DQ Write 143 186
8.11 DQ Mixed 75.7 127
81.2% 136 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.04.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 261 229 222 204 192 MB/s
84.7% Excellent
Read 470
Write 294
Mixed 150
SusWrite 228
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 36.3
133% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 127
126% 205 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.04.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 271 269 233 223 198 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 453
Write 251
Mixed 146
SusWrite 247
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 34
129% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 127
125% 202 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.04.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 273 253 320 317 319 MB/s
80.6% Excellent
Read 440
Write 260
Mixed 148
SusWrite 302
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 27.6
111% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 123
124% 204 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.04.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 269 261 245 241 229 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 402
Write 300
Mixed 135
SusWrite 256
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 33.8
124% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 125
123% 199 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.04.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 329 319 161 267 331 MB/s
79.3% Very good
Read 445
Write 316
Mixed 165
SusWrite 288
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 27.3
109% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 124
124% 202 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10.04.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 315 318 263 181 172 MB/s
78.6% Very good
Read 474
Write 296
Mixed 167
SusWrite 256
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 30.1
108% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 127
124% 200 MB/s
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Typical SD5SE2128G1002E 128GB Builds (Compare 13 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 3%
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Desktop 47%
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Workstation 3%
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System: Asus TAICHI21

CPU
Core i5-3317UIntel  $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples11x
Core i7-3517UIntelBench 51%, 8,454 samples2x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples13x
SSD
SD5SE2128G1002E 128GBSandiskBench 58%, 196 samples10x
RAM
2x2GBElpidaBench 44%, 4,273 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $225

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