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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 64.6% (745th of 1072)

Based on 107 user benchmarks.  Model: ZTC-SM201-128G
Poor: 35%Average: 64.6% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The ZTC-SM201-128G 128GB averaged 35.3% 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 74.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ZTC-SM201-128G 128GB is 52.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the ZTC-SM201-128G 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 211MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 107 samples)
Rank 74564.6%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 444 507
50 Write 211 390
82.4 Mixed 261 447
32.8 SusWrite 153 365
59.2% 267 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.6 4K Read 22.8 30.5
17.1 4K Write 63.6 105
3.52 4K Mixed 21.1 35.8
95.2% 35.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 DQ Read 142 251
17.8 DQ Write 147 289
3.17 DQ Mixed 74.1 169
75.2% 121 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
103GB free
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 265 263 268 267 269 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 443
Write 263
Mixed 265
SusWrite 266
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 40
133% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 177
145% 206 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 132 107 133 122 MB/s
66.7% Good
Read 501
Write 131
Mixed 191
SusWrite 125
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 29.1
104% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 65
DQ Mixed 143
108% 148 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: O0724B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 144 143 143 144 MB/s
63.4% Good
Read 436
Write 145
Mixed 198
SusWrite 143
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 27.2
96% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 89.6
DQ Mixed 151
116% 161 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0724B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 123 118 123 121 99 MB/s
63.4% Good
Read 418
Write 147
Mixed 205
SusWrite 120
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 28.6
99% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 106
102% 163 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7 (MS-7916) - $203

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples829x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples164x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples96x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples190x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples87x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples75x
SSD
ZTC-SM201-128G 128GBBench 65%, 107 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples45x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples38x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples37x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $751

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