128GB 127GB

128GB 127GB
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Effective Speed -16%Effective Speed -16%Average Score -16%Read 3%, Write -17%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -4%Read 3%, Write -6%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 13%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -41%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -57%, ADQ Read -63%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -115%, Age -6%, AS-SSD Total -18%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 84.7% (410^th of 1072)

Based on 301 user benchmarks. Model: 128GB

Poor: 62%Average: 84.7% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The 128GB 127GB averaged just 15.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the 128GB 127GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 121MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 128GB 127GB is 45.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 128GB 127GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 305MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 200MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 301 samples)

Rank 41084.7%

Min	Avg	Max
358	Read 471	520
262	Write 345	457
247	Mixed 340	480
149	SusWrite 305	428
81.9% 366 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.5	4K Read 27	38
31.9	4K Write 67.6	104
14	4K Mixed 32.8	50.2
119% 42.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.3	DQ Read 200	289
59.5	DQ Write 223	320
14.6	DQ Mixed 121	211
116% 181 MB/s

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

DEU-User, 10 months ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0821D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 405 442 456 457 457 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 378

SusWrite 420

98% 437 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 86.3

4K Mixed 47.7

160% 56.3 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 209

181% 267 MB/s

GBR-User, 16 months ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 8B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 299 305 300 310 308 MB/s

81% Excellent

Write 307

Mixed 267

SusWrite 298

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 53.3

4K Mixed 33.2

107% 36.8 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 249

DQ Mixed 184

158% 231 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O0918B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 221 220 255 264 249 MB/s

65% Good

Write 268

Mixed 247

SusWrite 240

64% 284 MB/s

4K Read 18.5

4K Write 37

4K Mixed 24.7

79% 26.7 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 230

DQ Mixed 181

150% 215 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS - $98

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	561x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	387x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	236x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	265x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	208x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	169x

SSD
128GB 127GBBench 85%, 301 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	100x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	56x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	55x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $307

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

128GB 127GB

Average Bench: 84.7% (410^th of 1072)

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