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SATA3-128GB SSD 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 57.4% (827th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: 2.5" SATA3-128GB SSD
Poor: 31%Average: 57.4% Great: 84%

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Average average bench

The 2.5" SATA3-128GB SSD 128GB averaged 42.5% 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 23.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 202MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2.5" SATA3-128GB SSD 128GB is 52.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 2.5" SATA3-128GB SSD 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 89.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 82757.4%
Min Avg Max
312 Read 397 452
56.9 Write 324 413
12.9 Mixed 213 359
60.8 SusWrite 183 385
62.3% 279 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 4K Read 23.7 30.7
0.7 4K Write 55 103
0.4 4K Mixed 15.3 28.3
84.6% 31.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.5 DQ Read 89.3 143
8.6 DQ Write 202 338
0.2 DQ Mixed 29.6 42.5
55.6% 107 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 355 357 354 364 211 MB/s
83.6% Excellent
Read 452
Write 375
Mixed 359
SusWrite 328
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 26.4
121% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 41.1
79% 154 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0317A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 216 229 233 233 230 MB/s
60.6% Good
Read 346
Write 233
Mixed 252
SusWrite 216
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 23.9
95% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 80.7
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 40.1
49% 83.4 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 304 312 164 141 95 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 378
Write 329
Mixed 314
SusWrite 220
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 19.1
77% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 40.3
73% 139 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 167 150 148 118 135 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 413
Write 360
Mixed 349
SusWrite 144
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 19.5
81% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 42
86% 168 MB/s
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 33 76 43 46 82 MB/s
44.2% Average
Read 416
Write 56.9
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 60.8
33% 152 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 1
71% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 0.2
30% 71.6 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0317A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 216 47 126 16 120 MB/s
30% Poor
Read 337
Write 219
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 107
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 7.7
4K Mixed 0.4
37% 9.93 MB/s
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Typical SATA3-128GB SSD 128GB Builds (Compare 1,039 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO - $230

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples458x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples287x
Core i7-2600Intel  $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples101x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples112x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples71x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples57x
SSD
SATA3-128GB SSD 128GB2.5"Bench 57%, 14 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples42x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples29x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $749

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