SSD 128GB

SSD 128GB
BENCHMARKS (3,975)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -53%Effective Speed -53%Average Score -49%Read -9%, Write -35%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -123%, SusWrite -80%Peak Score -21%Read -3%, Write -18%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -57%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment -260%User Rating -14%, Market Share -507%Nice To Haves -71%DQ Read -38%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -68%, ADQ Read -109%, ADQ Write -38%, ADQ Mixed -250%, Age -33%, AS-SSD Total -24%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 64.2% (750^th of 1072)

Based on 3,975 user benchmarks. Model: SSD

Poor: 39%Average: 64.2% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The SSD 128GB averaged 35.7% 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 Read Speed 26.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 74.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 128GB is 45.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 165MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 156MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,975 samples)

Rank 75064.2%

Min	Avg	Max
302	Read 421	493
98.5	Write 300	412
77.5	Mixed 289	387
53.6	SusWrite 165	329
65.5% 294 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.2	4K Read 26.6	38.6
20.4	4K Write 60.6	95.3
5.36	4K Mixed 20.2	37.1
98.3% 35.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34	DQ Read 156	266
38	DQ Write 210	320
1.7	DQ Mixed 74.3	197
86.5% 147 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

69GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 180 34 134 319 317 MB/s

60.6% Good

Write 342

Mixed 322

SusWrite 210

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 62.9

4K Mixed 8.8

74% 30.5 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 15.5

62% 136 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

11GB free (System drive)

Firmware: FW191129

SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 39 55 50 52 38 MB/s

60.6% Good

Write 141

Mixed 334

SusWrite 72.2

56% 252 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 72.9

4K Mixed 10.9

101% 38.6 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 17.9

68% 145 MB/s

USA-User, 23 hrs ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HCS1A25E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 110 52 25 35 36 MB/s

57.9% Above average

Write 340

Mixed 304

SusWrite 101

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 61.9

4K Mixed 8.9

90% 33.6 MB/s

DQ Read 149

DQ Write 251

DQ Mixed 15.7

64% 139 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,634,896 SSDs tested

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,910x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,529x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,605x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,184x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	982x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
SSD 128GBBench 64%, 3,975 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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