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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 58.7% (815th of 1072)

Based on 1,066 user benchmarks.  Model: 3 128GB SSD
Poor: 34%Average: 58.7% Great: 83%

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Average average bench

The 3 128GB SSD 128GB averaged 41.3% 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 25.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 60MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 3 128GB SSD 128GB is 49.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 3 128GB SSD 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 150MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,066 samples)
Rank 81558.7%
Min Avg Max
337 Read 427 498
32.9 Write 290 409
19 Mixed 250 376
26.7 SusWrite 150 351
62.2% 279 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.9 4K Read 25.5 37.2
10.2 4K Write 60 103
0.51 4K Mixed 13.3 29.1
87.5% 32.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.8 DQ Read 119 197
16 DQ Write 209 325
0.6 DQ Mixed 26.4 52.9
58.9% 118 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0909A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 148 128 118 116 114 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 497
Write 344
Mixed 364
SusWrite 130
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 27
117% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 40.5
80% 156 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: T0722A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 84 49 49 48 48 MB/s
63% Good
Read 464
Write 390
Mixed 360
SusWrite 86.2
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 19
102% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 94.3
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 27.4
72% 145 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VE0R6369
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 293 197 164 144 118 MB/s
50.9% Above average
Read 260
Write 320
Mixed 273
SusWrite 195
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 17.7
68% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 64.8
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 132
113% 159 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 332 202 66 57 54 MB/s
46.4% Average
Read 393
Write 267
Mixed 300
SusWrite 160
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 22.5
4K Mixed 9
57% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 91
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 16
35% 70.5 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS1A25E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 219 68 41 34 30 MB/s
43.3% Average
Read 356
Write 303
Mixed 252
SusWrite 113
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 7.3
48% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 16
60% 128 MB/s
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Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples1,966x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples999x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples989x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples2,007x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,354x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples706x
SSD
128GB SSD 128GB3Bench 59%, 1,066 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples600x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples585x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples242x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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