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S3C 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 71.1% (650th of 1072)

Based on 1,536 user benchmarks.  Model: APOTOP SSD S3C
Poor: 54%Average: 71.1% Great: 83%

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Good average bench

The Apotop S3C 128GB averaged 28.9% 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 Mixed IO Speed 123MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apotop S3C 128GB is 29.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Apotop S3C 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 125MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,536 samples)
Rank 65071.1%
Min Avg Max
397 Read 468 511
122 Write 155 282
79.6 Mixed 192 284
68.6 SusWrite 125 200
51.6% 235 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.8 4K Read 24.7 29.2
26.1 4K Write 74.1 104
13.2 4K Mixed 32 39.7
118% 43.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
197 DQ Read 246 280
64.7 DQ Write 146 260
35.3 DQ Mixed 123 188
111% 172 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 126 105 143 124 123 MB/s
76.2% Very good
Read 505
Write 144
Mixed 204
SusWrite 127
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 35.5
127% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 152
127% 186 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 120 90 93 91 89 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 486
Write 146
Mixed 204
SusWrite 103
51% 235 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 32.7
125% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 68.3
DQ Mixed 154
114% 155 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 145 147 147 147 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 484
Write 148
Mixed 200
SusWrite 146
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 31
109% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 148
124% 181 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 82 82 80 74 75 MB/s
66% Good
Read 495
Write 142
Mixed 201
SusWrite 82.4
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 29.8
106% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 145
120% 175 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: N1126K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 141 143 144 144 144 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 470
Write 141
Mixed 198
SusWrite 141
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 27.5
93% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 148
114% 160 MB/s
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 69 58 51 51 48 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 502
Write 147
Mixed 209
SusWrite 66.5
50% 231 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 13.3
105% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 152
127% 186 MB/s
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Typical S3C 128GB Builds (Compare 1,183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples326x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples243x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples112x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples96x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples77x
SSD
S3C 128GBApotopBench 71%, 1,536 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples36x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $668

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