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SM841N 2 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 19.8% (1059th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD SM841N 2
Poor: 11%Average: 19.8% Great: 34%

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Terrible average bench

The Samsung SM841N 2 128GB averaged 80.2% 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 Write Speed 23.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 7.21MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM841N 2 128GB is 23.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung SM841N 2 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 23.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 39.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 105919.8%
Min Avg Max
75.9 Read 125 243
70.9 Write 80.4 91.7
50.4 Mixed 90 117
23.6 SusWrite 39.6 57.2
18.7% 83.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.43 4K Read 7.21 21.6
3.48 4K Write 23.1 56.3
3.03 4K Mixed 8.25 20.1
33.7% 12.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.1 DQ Read 23.3 33.9
34.1 DQ Write 65.8 82.3
6.22 DQ Mixed 15.6 23.7
20.3% 34.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 34 34 40 35 30 MB/s
33.9% Below average
Read 111
Write 91.7
Mixed 98.9
SusWrite 37.9
19% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 20.1
81% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 33.9
DQ Write 81
DQ Mixed 23.7
28% 46.2 MB/s
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 23 20 19 17 19 MB/s
23.8% Poor
Read 75.9
Write 78.7
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 23.6
15% 66.4 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 12.3
56% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 29
DQ Write 82.3
DQ Mixed 17
24% 42.8 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
18.4% Very poor
Read 243
Write 79
Mixed 108
31% 143 MB/s
4K Read 2.97
4K Write 3.74
4K Mixed 4.23
12% 3.64 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
16.9% Very poor
Read 200
Write 113
Mixed 133
33% 149 MB/s
4K Read 2.49
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 1.72
7% 1.9 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 73 70 58 43 34 MB/s
10.8% Very poor
Read 93.7
Write 87.5
Mixed 117
SusWrite 57.2
20% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 3.6
11% 3.47 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,665,811 SSDs tested

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Typical SM841N 2 128GB Builds (Compare 221 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Motherboard: Asrock N68-GS4 FX R2.0

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples101x
FX-8300AMD  $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples43x
FX-4300AMD  $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples25x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples44x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples37x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples14x
SSD
SM841N 2 128GBSamsungBench 20%, 6 samples1x
RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 1x8GBUnknownBench 27%, 3,584 samples11x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples10x
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 16GBUnknownBench 39%, 564 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $106

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