SSD

128GB 128GB

128GB 128GB
BENCHMARKS (3,590)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
(1)

Effective Speed -54%Effective Speed -54%Average Score -52%Read -0%, Write -30%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -40%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -159%, SusWrite -69%Peak Score -9%Read 76%, Write -15%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -74%, SusWrite -11%Value & Sentiment -216%User Rating -13%, Market Share -419%Nice To Haves -76%DQ Read -24%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -63%, ADQ Read -155%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed -289%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 64.1% (741^st of 1058)

Based on 3,590 user benchmarks. Model: SSD 128GB

Poor: 34%Average: 64.1% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The SSD 128GB 128GB averaged 35.9% 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 Random Read Speed 24.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 224MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 128GB 128GB is 59%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SSD 128GB 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 176MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 126MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,590 samples)

Rank 74164.1%

Min	Avg	Max
291	Read 461	891
49	Write 312	422
20.7	Mixed 277	392
41.5	SusWrite 176	349
68.2% 307 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.5	4K Read 24.9	38.5
13.3	4K Write 61.7	103
0.4	4K Mixed 17.4	33.4
92.7% 34.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
57	DQ Read 126	295
17	DQ Write 224	333
0.4	DQ Mixed 66.3	203
81% 139 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PAN-User, 17 hrs ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0803A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 353 370 360 374 376 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 364

Mixed 355

SusWrite 360

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 74.5

4K Mixed 16.8

101% 39.3 MB/s

DQ Read 86.2

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 31.6

73% 144 MB/s

IND-User, 5 hrs ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XKR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 317 148 105 69 65 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 323

Mixed 274

SusWrite 167

59% 261 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 66.6

4K Mixed 30.1

107% 39.5 MB/s

DQ Read 130

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 165

125% 165 MB/s

RUS-User, 44 mins ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0324A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 47 45 42 46 48 MB/s

35.9% Below average

Write 360

Mixed 229

SusWrite 63.2

60% 270 MB/s

4K Read 10.6

4K Write 26.6

4K Mixed 1.1

32% 12.8 MB/s

DQ Read 85.5

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 22.4

52% 104 MB/s

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $200Bench 71%, 188,188 samples	1,515x
Core i5-2400Intel $20Bench 69%, 152,914 samples	988x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 74%, 240,410 samples	663x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 123,664 samples	1,334x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 130,456 samples	966x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 843,846 samples	666x

SSD
128GB 128GBSSDBench 64%, 3,590 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 34%, 149,208 samples	395x
2x8GBUnknownBench 60%, 202,400 samples	338x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 361,668 samples	330x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $200

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $72	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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