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960GB 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 88.4% (356th of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: AE100 960GB
Poor: 60%Average: 88.4% Great: 106%

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Very good average bench

The Ae100 960GB 960GB averaged just 11.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Ae100 960GB 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 194MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 295MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Ae100 960GB 960GB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Ae100 960GB 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 299MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 312MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 35688.4%
Min Avg Max
145 Read 352 498
78.4 Write 299 464
76.2 Mixed 312 388
258 SusWrite 403 466
77% 341 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.7 4K Read 28.3 39.7
28.3 4K Write 68.8 105
19.2 4K Mixed 34.5 46.7
124% 43.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.5 DQ Read 227 272
46.5 DQ Write 295 358
45.8 DQ Mixed 194 225
165% 239 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
297GB free
Firmware: SBFMT1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 455 457 463 465 463 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 464
Mixed 387
SusWrite 442
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 44.1
158% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 225
190% 273 MB/s
385GB free
Firmware: SBFMT1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 465 464 465 459 457 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 415
Write 417
Mixed 374
SusWrite 461
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 43.5
155% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 223
189% 273 MB/s
699GB free
Firmware: SBFM6B.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 380 378 382 378 125 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 300
Mixed 363
SusWrite 337
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 39.2
166% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 207
184% 274 MB/s
534GB free
Firmware: SBFMT1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 404 428 451 451 446 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 373
Write 312
Mixed 348
SusWrite 427
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 35.1
124% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 221
188% 271 MB/s
104GB free
Firmware: SBFMKB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 340 418 405 417 435 MB/s
88.4% Excellent
Read 329
Write 292
Mixed 333
SusWrite 385
76% 335 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 35.4
126% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 203
178% 261 MB/s
172GB free
Firmware: SBFMKB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 459 459 466 462 462 MB/s
85% Excellent
Read 181
Write 104
Mixed 232
SusWrite 403
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 78.9
4K Mixed 36.4
131% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 201
175% 256 MB/s
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Gaming 22%
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Desktop 73%
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Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VH (MS-7996) - $70

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples166x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples166x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples166x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples161x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples121x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples107x
SSD
960GB 960GBAe100Bench 88%, 18 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples29x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples19x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $224

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