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PM87 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 68.5% (694th of 1072)

Based on 30 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM87
Poor: 42%Average: 68.5% Great: 96%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung PM87 128GB averaged 31.5% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 120MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM87 128GB is 54.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM87 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 126MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 193MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30 samples)
Rank 69468.5%
Min Avg Max
309 Read 440 512
43 Write 193 448
50.8 Mixed 217 403
29.1 SusWrite 126 172
53.9% 244 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 4K Read 28 45.5
13.5 4K Write 64.4 135
9.13 4K Mixed 27.9 62
112% 40.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.6 DQ Read 251 387
23.4 DQ Write 141 344
20.1 DQ Mixed 120 352
109% 171 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
117GB free
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 157 156 157 156 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 424
Write 161
Mixed 180
SusWrite 156
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 29.2
116% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 193
164% 247 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: 2D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 149 152 149 153 153 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 461
Write 155
Mixed 202
SusWrite 151
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 31
117% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 158
134% 198 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 82 71 69 70 70 MB/s
69.1% Good
Read 424
Write 149
Mixed 181
SusWrite 79.5
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 31.8
116% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 183
154% 232 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: 2D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 114 120 132 135 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 448
Write 155
Mixed 198
SusWrite 124
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 24.1
85% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 156
132% 196 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,803,350 SSDs tested

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Typical PM87 128GB Builds (Compare 890 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Dell Precision T5600

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples97x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 01stBench 55%, 2,873 samples82x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples62x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples51x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples47x
SSD
PM87 128GBSamsungBench 68%, 30 samples1x
RAM
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 4x8GBHynix-00ADBench 78%, 761 samples41x
M393B1K70DH0-CK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 79%, 545 samples39x
M393B1G70BH0-YK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 67%, 378 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 143% - Outstanding Total price: $132

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