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SATA SSD SM841 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 50.7% (886th of 1072)

Based on 3 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SATA SSD SM841 128GB
Poor: 42%Average: 50.7% Great: 63%

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Average average bench

The Samsung SATA SSD SM841 128GB averaged 49.3% 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 20.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 405MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 84.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 85.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)
Rank 88650.7%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 405 482
38 Write 85.8 127
60.5 Mixed 90.8 122
64.7 SusWrite 84.4 97.8
36.1% 166 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 20.1 24.6
35.1 4K Write 46.9 60.6
15.3 4K Mixed 17.4 20.1
77.6% 28.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 DQ Read 205 320
46.3 DQ Write 67.5 99.8
22.2 DQ Mixed 41.4 57
55.3% 105 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT2400Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 85 90 92 90 88 MB/s
62.6% Good
Read 482
Write 127
Mixed 122
SusWrite 90.7
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 20.1
95% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 99.8
DQ Mixed 57
82% 159 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT2400Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 98 93 102 112 111 MB/s
48% Average
Read 421
Write 38
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 97.8
33% 154 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 15.3
60% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 46.3
DQ Mixed 45
61% 119 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT2400Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 70 65 52 49 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 310
Write 92.8
Mixed 89.4
SusWrite 64.7
30% 139 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 16.8
78% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 28.3
DQ Write 56.4
DQ Mixed 22.2
23% 35.6 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,872,120 SSDs tested

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Typical SATA SSD SM841 128GB Builds (Compare 1,915 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq Pro 6300 MT

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples909x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples285x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples204x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples418x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples191x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples129x
SSD
SATA SSD SM841 128GBSamsungBench 51%, 3 samples1x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 7,085 samples20x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples20x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 14,844 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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