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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 69.6% (676th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: AAR128GM021821030
Poor: 37%Average: 69.6% Great: 121%

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Above average average bench

The AAR128GM021821030 128GB averaged 30.3% 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-64Thread Write Speed 312MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.8MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AAR128GM021821030 128GB is 83.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the AAR128GM021821030 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 219MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 200MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 67669.6%
Min Avg Max
191 Read 372 456
276 Write 333 390
271 Mixed 333 421
44.5 SusWrite 219 398
70.7% 314 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.7 4K Read 23.8 42.5
14.4 4K Write 68.1 104
0.6 4K Mixed 21.8 69.4
100% 37.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
124 DQ Read 200 389
294 DQ Write 312 342
35.8 DQ Mixed 71.5 243
106% 195 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
67GB free
Firmware: T1201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 343 390 406 408 426 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 390
Mixed 421
SusWrite 398
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 69.4
194% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 243
216% 325 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 358 342 341 340 341 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 439
Write 338
Mixed 352
SusWrite 338
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 22.6
132% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 39.8
92% 188 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 111 134 133 105 121 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 437
Write 334
Mixed 351
SusWrite 117
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 14.6
106% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 38.7
91% 185 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 222 336 112 94 126 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 380
Write 321
Mixed 339
SusWrite 192
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 11.8
72% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 35.8
85% 172 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 369 309 102 57 55 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 191
Write 326
Mixed 309
SusWrite 204
59% 258 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 0.6
92% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 36.1
81% 160 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 53 67 12 0.6 1.5 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 357
Write 276
Mixed 304
SusWrite 44.5
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Write 14.4
4K Mixed 8.9
35% 11.3 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 37.4
80% 158 MB/s

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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 54%
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Workstation 8%
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System: Lenovo 81F5

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples725x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples211x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples181x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples1,103x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples39x
HD Graphics 610IntelBench 2%, 9,913 samples13x
SSD
AAR128GM021821030 128GBBench 70%, 6 samples1x
RAM
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples110x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 30%, 48,985 samples84x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBHynixBench 56%, 2,591 samples62x
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