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SM230 25 SATA 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 87.6% (361st of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks.  Model: Apacer SM230 25 SATA 1TB
Poor: 83%Average: 87.6% Great: 90%

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Very good average bench

The Apacer SM230 25 SATA 1TB averaged just 12.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apacer SM230 25 SATA 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 32.3MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 195MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 356MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)
Rank 36187.6%
Min Avg Max
333 Read 356 385
373 Write 396 426
329 Mixed 345 368
391 SusWrite 414 449
85.5% 378 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.3 4K Read 32.3 35.1
49.7 4K Write 68.7 88.3
29.2 4K Mixed 30.3 31.5
124% 43.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
193 DQ Read 195 196
252 DQ Write 273 295
129 DQ Mixed 138 148
131% 202 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
587GB free
Firmware: SFMA1D2B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 358 443 377 415 409 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 359
Write 380
Mixed 329
SusWrite 398
83% 366 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 29.2
136% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 134
131% 204 MB/s
954GB free
Firmware: 1D2B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 404 416 386 363 367 MB/s
89.6% Excellent
Read 333
Write 373
Mixed 331
SusWrite 391
81% 357 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 31
138% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 148
140% 213 MB/s
543GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SFMA1D2B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 459 456 446 433 439 MB/s
87.9% Excellent
Read 385
Write 426
Mixed 368
SusWrite 449
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 31.5
113% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 129
125% 195 MB/s
556GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SFMA1D2B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 392 444 435 430 425 MB/s
83% Excellent
Read 348
Write 403
Mixed 353
SusWrite 420
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 29.4
109% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 141
130% 196 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,759,285 SSDs tested

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Typical SM230 25 SATA 1TB Builds (Compare 2,708 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7060

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,410x
Core i5-8500Intel  $175Bench 82%, 43,089 samples613x
Core i5-8500TIntelBench 73%, 5,135 samples295x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples1,830x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples90x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples84x
SSD
SM230 25 SATA 1TBApacerBench 88%, 4 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples101x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples66x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples57x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200

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