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PM871 2.5 7m 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 63.4% (761st of 1072)

Based on 127 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 2.5 7m
Poor: 42%Average: 63.4% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung PM871 2.5 7m 128GB averaged 36.5% 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 84.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 2.5 7m 128GB is 37.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 2.5 7m 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 107MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 113MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 127 samples)
Rank 76163.4%
Min Avg Max
326 Read 453 513
22.1 Write 113 159
51.4 Mixed 156 230
20.9 SusWrite 107 156
45.3% 207 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.8 4K Read 26.2 32.1
20.4 4K Write 61.8 110
11.5 4K Mixed 22.4 31.6
101% 36.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.38 DQ Read 273 386
32.4 DQ Write 108 159
1.92 DQ Mixed 84.4 188
90.4% 155 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 80 85 88 88 87 MB/s
54.8% Above average
Read 352
Write 151
Mixed 165
SusWrite 81.6
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 25.9
92% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 126
104% 151 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 150 149 148 148 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 328
Write 155
Mixed 175
SusWrite 149
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 22.4
80% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 135
110% 157 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 149 150 150 151 MB/s
54% Above average
Read 356
Write 152
Mixed 176
SusWrite 149
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 21.6
76% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 121
102% 148 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 60 115 78 59 58 MB/s
53% Above average
Read 376
Write 84.7
Mixed 126
SusWrite 73.5
36% 165 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 18.8
77% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 88.8
DQ Mixed 128
121% 197 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 140 149 143 151 153 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 294
Write 154
Mixed 162
SusWrite 147
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 32.7
4K Mixed 20.5
73% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 114
100% 149 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,669,068 SSDs tested

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Typical PM871 2.5 7m 128GB Builds (Compare 4,052 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7020

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples1,720x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples1,082x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples285x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples1,373x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples308x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples258x
SSD
PM871 2.5 7m 128GBSamsungBench 63%, 127 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples102x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples83x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 7,217 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $203

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