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SD128E 121GB

SD128E 121GB
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Effective Speed -65%Effective Speed -65%Average Score -65%Read -10%, Write -65%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write -85%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -173%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score -33%Read -10%, Write -44%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -86%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -120%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -122%, DQ Mixed -115%, ADQ Read -144%, ADQ Write -153%, ADQ Mixed -333%, Age -22%, AS-SSD Total -44%

Average Bench: 59.7% (804^th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks. Model: APPLE SSD SD128E

Poor: 45%Average: 59.7% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Apple SD128E 121GB averaged 40.2% 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 415MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 60.1MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SD128E 121GB is 29.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Apple SD128E 121GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 134MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 114MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)

Rank 80459.7%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 415	460
107	Write 246	337
139	Mixed 254	352
228	SusWrite 306	343
68.3% 305 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 18.9	31.6
21.8	4K Write 47.4	98.1
5.73	4K Mixed 16.5	31.4
74.9% 27.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1	DQ Read 134	295
11.7	DQ Write 114	161
0.9	DQ Mixed 60.1	154
62.4% 103 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 2 years ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 278 280 259 253 275 MB/s

78.4% Very good

Write 310

Mixed 171

SusWrite 270

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 29.3

114% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 126

DQ Mixed 144

123% 184 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 months ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 325 327 345 345 346 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 337

Mixed 159

SusWrite 334

70% 315 MB/s

4K Read 16.4

4K Write 45.7

4K Mixed 18.6

73% 26.9 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 144

DQ Mixed 146

127% 192 MB/s

TUR-User, 21 months ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 306 330 333 343 346 MB/s

67.9% Good

Write 330

Mixed 154

SusWrite 327

69% 307 MB/s

4K Read 15.3

4K Write 39.6

4K Mixed 20.7

71% 25.2 MB/s

DQ Read 284

DQ Write 139

DQ Mixed 133

120% 186 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 months ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 299 299 293 304 293 MB/s

66.9% Good

Write 306

Mixed 156

SusWrite 296

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 16.4

4K Write 39.5

4K Mixed 21.8

74% 25.9 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 141

124% 190 MB/s

THA-User, 20 months ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1027AP

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 286 322 295 289 304 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 312

Mixed 157

SusWrite 301

65% 290 MB/s

4K Read 12

4K Write 31.3

4K Mixed 16.8

56% 20 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 154

122% 172 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Apple MacBookPro10,1

CPU
Core i7-3615QMIntelBench 62%, 2,657 samples	55x
Core i7-3720QMIntel $100Bench 65%, 9,911 samples	42x
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	39x

GPU
GeForce GT 650MNvidiaBench 6%, 12,732 samples	169x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
SD128E 121GBAppleBench 60%, 39 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	87x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	83x

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SD128E 121GB

Average Bench: 59.7% (804^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 59.7% (804th of 1072)

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