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128GB 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 52.5% (875th of 1072)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: V-GEN12SM20AR128SDKM2 128GB
Poor: 37%Average: 52.5% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The V-gen12sm20ar128sdkm2 128GB 128GB averaged 47.4% 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 23.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 427MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the V-gen12sm20ar128sdkm2 128GB 128GB is 37%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the V-gen12sm20ar128sdkm2 128GB 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 110MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 87552.5%
Min Avg Max
290 Read 427 505
28.1 Write 262 407
19.1 Mixed 186 381
21 SusWrite 110 360
54.5% 246 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 23.4 33.8
6.3 4K Write 51.1 118
1.3 4K Mixed 11.9 25.3
77.7% 28.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
120 DQ Read 138 159
29.1 DQ Write 151 318
1.2 DQ Mixed 19.6 35
49.3% 103 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0413A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 77 73 75 89 77 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 422
Write 342
Mixed 152
SusWrite 94.5
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 15.7
89% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 10.7
40% 87.5 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0413A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 39 51 40 48 42 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 364
Write 95.5
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 44.9
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 29.3
4K Mixed 15.6
73% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 70.8
DQ Mixed 8.5
33% 75.3 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0413A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 53 47 55 57 50 MB/s
43.1% Average
Read 373
Write 246
Mixed 179
SusWrite 53.5
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 19.8
4K Mixed 13.7
62% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 5.5
42% 97.2 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0413A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 32 29 33 30 27 MB/s
41.9% Average
Read 439
Write 54.4
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 31.7
32% 151 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 10.5
62% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 65.3
DQ Mixed 4.2
28% 65.9 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0413A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 23 18 22 18 23 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 460
Write 34.8
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 22.6
31% 145 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 12.2
38% 10.8 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 45.9
DQ Mixed 5.4
26% 62.4 MB/s
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M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples59x
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