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SSD 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 51.5% (883rd of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: S3U3 SSD
Poor: 41%Average: 51.5% Great: 60%

Average average bench

The S3u3 SSD 128GB averaged 48.4% 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. Sequential Read Speed 389MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.2MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the S3u3 SSD 128GB is just 19.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the S3u3 SSD 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 83.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 88351.5%
Min Avg Max
332 Read 389 434
59.2 Write 269 358
133 Mixed 268 374
30.8 SusWrite 172 318
61.3% 274 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 17.2 20.4
2.4 4K Write 33.3 40
4.1 4K Mixed 10.4 20.9
57.1% 20.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 DQ Read 109 142
39.3 DQ Write 83.6 142
6.45 DQ Mixed 25 92.1
38.1% 72.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
117GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 189 190 190 178 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 398
Write 187
Mixed 182
SusWrite 187
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 17
69% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 39.4
56% 102 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 303 303 294 266 265 MB/s
53.8% Above average
Read 390
Write 59.2
Mixed 193
SusWrite 289
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 10.6
58% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 52
DQ Mixed 21.5
31% 60.1 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 179 184 183 179 176 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 348
Write 182
Mixed 167
SusWrite 182
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 11
56% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 89.5
DQ Write 43.7
DQ Mixed 23.4
29% 52.2 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 4.7 22 4.6 22 27 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 365
Write 305
Mixed 202
SusWrite 54.4
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 13.1
54% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 37.4
57% 107 MB/s
9GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 56 9.9 9.8 9.7 11 MB/s
24.9% Poor
Read 368
Write 92.8
Mixed 133
SusWrite 30.8
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 4.1
29% 7.17 MB/s
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