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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 68.3% (695th of 1072)

Based on 33 user benchmarks.  Model: ESA3SMD2HTGT128GB
Poor: 57%Average: 68.3% Great: 76%

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Above average average bench

The ESA3SMD2HTGT128GB 128GB averaged 31.7% 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 110MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.9MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ESA3SMD2HTGT128GB 128GB is just 19.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the ESA3SMD2HTGT128GB 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 140MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 33 samples)
Rank 69568.3%
Min Avg Max
292 Read 474 513
53.8 Write 144 279
174 Mixed 203 272
69 SusWrite 140 275
52.8% 240 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.6 4K Read 23.4 28.3
33.5 4K Write 69 98.5
17.1 4K Mixed 29.9 37.4
110% 40.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.9 DQ Read 221 246
27.8 DQ Write 84.6 280
15.6 DQ Mixed 110 181
92.7% 139 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 275 279 273 274 278 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 433
Write 279
Mixed 272
SusWrite 275
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 28.6
99% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 181
156% 228 MB/s
59GB free
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 144 147 146 146 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 478
Write 144
Mixed 192
SusWrite 144
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 33.3
122% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 37
DQ Mixed 73.8
70% 115 MB/s
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 141 136 139 144 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 474
Write 145
Mixed 203
SusWrite 139
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 26.9
94% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 150
117% 161 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 120 93 84 68 74 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 419
Write 141
Mixed 180
SusWrite 95.8
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 27.3
90% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 46.2
DQ Mixed 126
96% 136 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: O0617A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 143 143 143 142 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 469
Write 144
Mixed 200
SusWrite 143
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 22.7
76% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 20.6
DQ Mixed 55.5
58% 101 MB/s
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Typical ESA3SMD2HTGT128GB 128GB Builds (Compare 1,647 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H - $333

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples526x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples436x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples287x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples116x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples104x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples93x
SSD
ESA3SMD2HTGT128GB 128GBBench 68%, 33 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples44x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples43x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $585

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