Average Bench: 49.9% (887th of 1072)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD 2.5 7MM 128GB

Below average average bench

The Samsung 2.5 7MM 128GB averaged 50.1% 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. Sequential Read Speed 418MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 2.5 7MM 128GB is 51.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung 2.5 7MM 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 128MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Min Avg Max
278 Read 418 483
29.9 Write 325 401
25.2 Mixed 220 379
47.9 SusWrite 128 405
60.7% 273 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.8 4K Read 18.3 33.7
9.2 4K Write 49 106
0.3 4K Mixed 9.69 23.2
66.2% 25.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
52.9 DQ Read 109 161
9.3 DQ Write 173 328
0.4 DQ Mixed 19.9 48.9
49.1% 100 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0805A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 203 144 122 126 131 MB/s
Read 461
Write 382
Mixed 379
SusWrite 183
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 23.2
93% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 48.9
93% 179 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1102A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 46 47 41 47 53 MB/s
Read 434
Write 375
Mixed 89.6
SusWrite 54.8
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 2.8
60% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 22.7
56% 116 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0805A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 48 57 56 54 71 MB/s
Read 426
Write 366
Mixed 146
SusWrite 57.9
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 1.7
48% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 95.7
DQ Mixed 3.1
34% 82.2 MB/s
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 39 97 47 79 55 MB/s
Read 355
Write 318
Mixed 301
SusWrite 72.4
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 0.3
47% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 91.3
DQ Mixed 0.4
29% 69.7 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,759,890 SSDs tested

Typical 2.5 7MM 128GB Builds (Compare 498 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron N4050

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $225

Popular 2.5 7MM 128GB systems:

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