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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 64.4% (733rd of 1057)

Based on 2,954 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD 128GB
Poor: 34%Average: 64.4% Great: 124%

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Above average average bench

The SSD 128GB 128GB averaged 35.5% 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. Sequential Read Speed 519MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD 128GB 128GB is 89.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD 128GB 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 170MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 140MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,954 samples)
Rank 73364.4%
Min Avg Max
326 Read 519 1,315
20.3 Write 312 510
19.6 Mixed 270 591
39.5 SusWrite 170 363
70.4% 318 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.7 4K Read 24.9 41.4
8.15 4K Write 58.7 114
0.4 4K Mixed 15 31.6
88% 32.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35 DQ Read 140 393
13.2 DQ Write 215 476
0.4 DQ Mixed 60.8 323
78.8% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
36GB free
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 144 24 23 56 36 MB/s
67.5% Good
Read 495
Write 361
Mixed 352
SusWrite 103
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 14.2
116% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 18.5
64% 134 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 175 187 35 13 34 MB/s
65.7% Good
Read 480
Write 362
Mixed 353
SusWrite 133
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 12.2
106% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 18.2
63% 133 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 331 17 22 34 14 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 476
Write 362
Mixed 342
SusWrite 129
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 12.2
107% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 18.5
63% 133 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 170 107 36 11 31 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 479
Write 356
Mixed 346
SusWrite 119
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 12.5
108% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 18.4
64% 134 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: FW200326
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 7.7 33 8.6 39 13 MB/s
51% Above average
Read 409
Write 369
Mixed 330
SusWrite 55.6
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 12.9
79% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 17.8
62% 130 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2009XKR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 83 43 38 49 39 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 307
Write 164
Mixed 240
SusWrite 63.3
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 35.3
4K Mixed 0.9
66% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 76.3
DQ Write 8.1
DQ Mixed 25.7
23% 36.7 MB/s
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Desktop 63%
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Workstation 4%
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Motherboard: Intel H61

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $163Bench 71%, 181,136 samples1,227x
Core i5-2400Intel  $104Bench 68%, 139,134 samples846x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 222,290 samples577x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 117,996 samples1,030x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 125,551 samples792x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 787,619 samples573x
SSD
128GB 128GBSSDBench 64%, 2,954 samples1x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 33%, 134,077 samples300x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 362,088 samples280x
2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 186,401 samples267x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $163

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Terrible

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When the SSD have 40gb full become very slow.

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