SamsungMZ-7TE120BW
AdataASP900S3-128GM-C

Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC. Release date: Q3 2013.

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. NAND Flash: Intel Micron Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2012.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 107,264 user samples
104,444 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 112GB free
Worst Bench: 63% 42GB free
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 312th / 1072
2,820 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% 50GB free
Worst Bench: 57% 13GB free (System drive)
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 689th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
91.4 % Much faster effective speed.
+33%
68.6 %
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
461 MB/s Faster read speed.
+21%
380 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
404 MB/s Hugely faster write speed.
+177%
146 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
38.9 MB/s Much faster random read.
+41%
27.5 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
87 MB/s Slightly faster random write.
+7%
81.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
317 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+67%
190 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
45.8 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+36%
33.6 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
136 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+12%
121 MB/s
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
506 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+18%
428 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
489 MB/s Hugely faster peak write speed.
+191%
168 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
46.3 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+45%
32 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
118 MB/s +2% 116 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
392 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+81%
216 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
55.6 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+35%
41.1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
179 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+21%
148 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,663,930 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % Hugely higher market share.
+400%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
7.7 % 10.7 % Much better value.
+39%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % Slightly more popular.
+6%
51 %
Price
Price (score)
$85 $40 Much cheaper.
+53%
Age
Newest
129 Months More recent.
+11%
145 Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
381 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue read.
+91%
199 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
362 MB/s Hugely faster peak deep queue write.
+118%
166 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,268 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+78%
712 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
179 MB/s +5% 171 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
339 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue read.
+112%
160 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
297 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+108%
143 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
160 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+28%
125 MB/s
Capacity
Capacity
120GB 128GB
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The 128GB Adata Premier Pro SP900 has peak and average sequential read/write speeds of 496/166 and 175/106 MB/s. The average speeds are significantly worse than peak which indicates that the SP900 has an unstable performance profile. Additionally, the peak write speed of 166 MB/s is 90% below the group leaders. In terms of small file 4K read/write speeds things are a little better where the SP900 achieved peak and average scores of 23/83 and 17/29 MB/s. These 4K figures still lag the group leaders by around 40%. The Overall effective speed for the SP900 measures 340 MB/s, the worst I have seen to date on a 128GB SSD. The SP900 is not particularly well priced, and therefore represents poor value for money. There are both faster and cheaper 128GB alternatives available amongst the group leaders[Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

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