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SanDiskSD6SF1M-128G-1022
KingstonSH103S3/480G
▲ 51600 ▼

Controller: Marvell 9175. Flash Memory: SanDisk 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 500 ▼

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+17%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 2,814 user samples
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987 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% 32GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 52% 58GB free (System drive)
Poor: 52% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 677th / 1074
1,827 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% 103GB free
Worst Bench: 48% 88GB free (System drive)
Poor: 48% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 807th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		69.6 % Faster effective speed.
+17% 		59.7 %
Average Score 
+20%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		424 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+9% 		390 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		249 MB/s 252 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		22.7 MB/s 25.8 MB/s Faster random read.
+14%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		57.5 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+185% 		20.2 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		185 MB/s 283 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+53%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		25.1 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+8% 		23.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		211 MB/s +3% 205 MB/s
Peak Score 
+34%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		478 MB/s +4% 460 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		293 MB/s 308 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+5%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		30.6 MB/s 32.5 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+6%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		93.2 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+274% 		24.9 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		220 MB/s 347 MB/s Much faster peak mixed IO speed.
+58%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		34.6 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+23% 		28.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		286 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+6% 		269 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0 %
Value
Value For Money 		6.44 % +4% 6.21 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % +2% 50 %
Price
Price (score) 		$80 Much cheaper.
+69% 		$256
Nice To Haves 
+29%
Age
Newest 		130 Months 120+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		317 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+38% 		230 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		198 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue write.
+71% 		116 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		920 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+43% 		643 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		124 MB/s 148 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+19%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		283 MB/s Much faster deep queue read.
+32% 		215 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		176 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue write.
+81% 		97.4 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		114 MB/s 123 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue mixed IO.
+8%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		128GB 480GB
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