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PM871 M.2 2280 128GB

PM871 M.2 2280 128GB
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -79%Read -2%, Write -196%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -116%, 4K Mixed -59%, SusWrite -141%Peak Score -79%Read -1%, Write -209%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -115%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite -153%Value & Sentiment -846%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,678%Nice To Haves -51%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -128%, DQ Mixed -77%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write -116%, ADQ Mixed -65%, Age -7%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 71.9% (630^th of 1072)

Based on 841 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 M.2 2280 128GB

Poor: 53%Average: 71.9% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB averaged 28.0% 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 158MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 123MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 137MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 841 samples)

Rank 63071.9%

Min	Avg	Max
356	Read 447	503
69.6	Write 137	157
83.5	Mixed 166	197
56.8	SusWrite 123	153
47.9% 218 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.1	4K Read 28.3	36.7
34.6	4K Write 76.1	117
16.4	4K Mixed 28.3	38.2
119% 44.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
215	DQ Read 334	384
69.8	DQ Write 134	157
75.9	DQ Mixed 158	187
137% 209 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

OMN-User, 21 days ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 109 105 98 90 94 MB/s

86.6% Excellent

Write 156

Mixed 185

SusWrite 104

51% 235 MB/s

4K Read 35.8

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 37.5

161% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 186

159% 240 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

55GB free

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 152 153 153 152 MB/s

79.2% Very good

Write 156

Mixed 190

SusWrite 153

54% 248 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 80.9

4K Mixed 34.8

137% 49.5 MB/s

DQ Read 217

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 141

118% 171 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 65 67 67 MB/s

66.6% Good

Write 87

Mixed 124

SusWrite 66.8

38% 175 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 75.5

4K Mixed 25.4

118% 43.6 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 86.2

DQ Mixed 117

116% 195 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 127 151 151 152 MB/s

63.2% Good

Write 154

Mixed 176

SusWrite 144

51% 233 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 42.1

4K Mixed 25.4

88% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 244

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 142

122% 181 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 87 89 84 83 84 MB/s

52% Above average

Write 114

Mixed 144

SusWrite 87.1

38% 172 MB/s

4K Read 16.4

4K Write 46

4K Mixed 22.7

78% 28.4 MB/s

DQ Read 274

DQ Write 114

DQ Mixed 148

122% 178 MB/s

UZB-User, 1 month ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 122 128 127 128 92 MB/s

51.4% Above average

Write 135

Mixed 147

SusWrite 121

42% 189 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 34.2

4K Mixed 20.1

73% 24.5 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 155

119% 164 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 152 146 136 148 MB/s

49% Average

Write 154

Mixed 182

SusWrite 148

49% 222 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 21.7

4K Mixed 16.7

58% 18.4 MB/s

DQ Read 158

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 110

88% 124 MB/s

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	632x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	123x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	120x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	485x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	172x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	95x

SSD
PM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 72%, 841 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	235x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 66%, 17,761 samples	113x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	76x

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