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SA100 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 85% (403rd of 1072)

Based on 112 user benchmarks.  Model: Acer SSD SA100 960GB
Poor: 50%Average: 85% Great: 112%

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Very good average bench

The Acer SA100 960GB averaged just 15.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Acer SA100 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 172MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 32.2MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Acer SA100 960GB is 62.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Acer SA100 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 322MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 209MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 112 samples)
Rank 40385%
Min Avg Max
282 Read 426 495
29.5 Write 360 475
55.5 Mixed 322 424
56.6 SusWrite 337 468
81.2% 361 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 32.2 43.1
17.3 4K Write 61.9 107
10.8 4K Mixed 33 49.9
124% 42.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
88.4 DQ Read 209 278
28.3 DQ Write 218 322
23.4 DQ Mixed 172 295
141% 200 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
651GB free
Firmware: U0929A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 448 450 445 443 444 MB/s
96.4% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 444
Mixed 394
SusWrite 446
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 22.3
127% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 31.4
90% 188 MB/s
759GB free
Firmware: SN10033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 402 395 401 400 403 MB/s
95% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 424
Mixed 429
SusWrite 404
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 38.5
135% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 242
180% 237 MB/s
844GB free
Firmware: U0401A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 354 437 448 449 448 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 415
Mixed 413
SusWrite 399
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 22.3
121% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 35
89% 182 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: W0419B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 418 420 383 413 420 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 474
Write 423
Mixed 402
SusWrite 411
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 19.9
98% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 33
92% 194 MB/s
517GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0401A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 404 391 91 347 366 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 494
Write 406
Mixed 392
SusWrite 308
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 21.1
118% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 32.4
78% 157 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0920A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 342 425 315 11 5.5 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 479
Write 424
Mixed 416
SusWrite 236
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 23.2
117% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 34.1
88% 179 MB/s
713GB free
Firmware: W0201A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 228 224 224 243 240 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 343
Write 252
Mixed 272
SusWrite 230
62% 274 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 21.9
4K Mixed 12.6
52% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 89.7
DQ Mixed 51.1
55% 92.1 MB/s
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Typical SA100 960GB Builds (Compare 3,466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Inspiron 3847

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples1,199x
Core i5-4440Intel  $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples465x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples437x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples1,003x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples499x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples193x
SSD
SA100 960GBAcerBench 85%, 112 samples1x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples232x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 14,844 samples216x
HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 7,217 samples153x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $209

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