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TS128E 121GB

TS128E 121GB
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -66%Read -10%, Write -70%, 4K Read -78%, 4K Write -97%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -126%, SusWrite -49%Peak Score -35%Read -2%, Write -83%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite -75%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -74%DQ Read -52%, DQ Write -43%, DQ Mixed -84%, ADQ Read -107%, ADQ Write -64%, ADQ Mixed -176%, Age -28%, AS-SSD Total -41%

Average Bench: 61.1% (792^nd of 1072)

Based on 147 user benchmarks. Model: APPLE SSD TS128E

Poor: 46%Average: 61.1% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The Apple TS128E 121GB averaged 38.8% 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 94.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple TS128E 121GB is 47.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple TS128E 121GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 199MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 239MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 147 samples)

Rank 79261.1%

Min	Avg	Max
309	Read 417	497
194	Write 239	265
196	Mixed 276	319
158	SusWrite 199	221
62.9% 282 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.1	4K Read 19.3	38.3
18.6	4K Write 44.5	102
5.04	4K Mixed 19.9	48.8
78.3% 27.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.6	DQ Read 158	242
23.3	DQ Write 176	251
4.66	DQ Mixed 94.3	180
91.1% 143 MB/s

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

TUR-User, 9 months ago.

37GB free (System drive)

Firmware: TPSABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 226 213 217 207 205 MB/s

86.4% Excellent

Write 242

Mixed 262

SusWrite 211

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 42

152% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 215

163% 217 MB/s

TUR-User, 2 months ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: TPSABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 215 211 215 207 208 MB/s

83.5% Excellent

Write 250

Mixed 292

SusWrite 212

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 40.9

140% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 197

161% 228 MB/s

PHL-User, 3 months ago.

60GB free

Firmware: TQAABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 88 118 111 102 MB/s

76% Very good

Write 256

Mixed 321

SusWrite 103

63% 285 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 42

4K Mixed 39.9

131% 39.9 MB/s

DQ Read 242

DQ Write 232

DQ Mixed 188

154% 221 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: TQAABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 192 197 203 200 197 MB/s

60.7% Good

Write 216

Mixed 286

SusWrite 195

60% 268 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 37.5

4K Mixed 24.3

79% 26.7 MB/s

DQ Read 211

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 150

128% 188 MB/s

TUR-User, 5 months ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: TQAABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 176 173 184 178 MB/s

57.2% Above average

Write 239

Mixed 278

SusWrite 176

57% 253 MB/s

4K Read 15.4

4K Write 42.1

4K Mixed 25.3

78% 27.6 MB/s

DQ Read 222

DQ Write 187

DQ Mixed 152

128% 187 MB/s

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Apple MacBookAir5,2

CPU
Core i5-3427UIntelBench 49%, 4,182 samples	26x
Core i7-3667UIntelBench 51%, 3,556 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	32x

SSD
TS128E 121GBAppleBench 61%, 147 samples	9x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	26x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	6x

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TS128E 121GB

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Average Bench: 61.1% (792^nd of 1072)