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PM871 M.2 22 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 63.7% (756th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 M.2 22
Poor: 39%Average: 63.7% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung PM871 M.2 22 128GB averaged 36.3% 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 27.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 82.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 M.2 22 128GB is 44.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 M.2 22 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 121MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 129MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 75663.7%
Min Avg Max
328 Read 446 512
43.3 Write 129 155
61.5 Mixed 167 228
79.5 SusWrite 121 152
47.3% 216 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.7 4K Read 27.9 38.1
15.9 4K Write 65.5 123
7.99 4K Mixed 23.2 38.7
107% 38.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.9 DQ Read 194 347
31.2 DQ Write 106 156
4.22 DQ Mixed 82.7 169
79.5% 128 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 152 153 152 152 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 506
Write 154
Mixed 192
SusWrite 152
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 38.7
163% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 169
139% 203 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 149 149 149 148 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 476
Write 153
Mixed 204
SusWrite 149
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 35.3
139% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 160
131% 190 MB/s
12GB free
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 137 131 125 114 109 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 472
Write 155
Mixed 196
SusWrite 127
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 23.7
90% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 49.3
DQ Mixed 75.8
77% 130 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 90 91 105 MB/s
54.7% Above average
Read 356
Write 125
Mixed 156
SusWrite 92.4
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 26.6
97% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 89.9
DQ Mixed 98.9
78% 109 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 139 144 141 125 MB/s
54.4% Above average
Read 435
Write 154
Mixed 181
SusWrite 141
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 21.3
78% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 40.7
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 98.3
75% 98 MB/s
65GB free
Firmware: EMT2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 89 90 96 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 337
Write 117
Mixed 150
SusWrite 90.3
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 25.1
92% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 86.4
DQ Mixed 96
76% 107 MB/s
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Typical PM871 M.2 22 128GB Builds (Compare 3,089 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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System: Dell Latitude E5470

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples1,283x
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples486x
Core i5-6440HQIntelBench 66%, 4,172 samples454x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples2,044x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples1,033x
Radeon R7 M360AMDBench 6%, 820 samples8x
SSD
PM871 M.2 22 128GBSamsungBench 64%, 14 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples562x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples347x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1B1 1x8GBMicronBench 39%, 4,454 samples279x
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