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NS100 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 83.1% (438th of 1072)

Based on 167 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar SSD NS100 128GB
Poor: 58%Average: 83.1% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The Lexar NS100 128GB averaged just 16.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NS100 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 159MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NS100 128GB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Lexar NS100 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 111MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 328MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 167 samples)
Rank 43883.1%
Min Avg Max
300 Read 430 494
164 Write 387 468
189 Mixed 373 439
136 SusWrite 328 420
85.3% 379 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 4K Read 28.7 37.1
36.5 4K Write 69.3 112
21.1 4K Mixed 33.6 43.7
123% 43.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
79 DQ Read 111 133
123 DQ Write 246 305
99.6 DQ Mixed 159 195
126% 172 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12980
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 393 401 411 401 239 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 401
Mixed 402
SusWrite 374
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 38.8
141% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 170
132% 178 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: SN09593
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 385 390 386 279 15 MB/s
89.1% Excellent
Read 445
Write 428
Mixed 395
SusWrite 308
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 66.1
4K Mixed 37.3
132% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 242
189% 257 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN13200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 398 393 395 393 392 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 453
Write 420
Mixed 414
SusWrite 397
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 31.9
114% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 193
144% 188 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN12980
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 408 404 412 408 347 MB/s
79.9% Very good
Read 468
Write 444
Mixed 430
SusWrite 402
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 35.4
4K Mixed 26.5
88% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 172
142% 196 MB/s
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Typical NS100 128GB Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
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System: Lenovo 10A6S1LL00

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples8x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples5x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples1x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1x
SSD
NS100 128GBLexarBench 83%, 167 samples5x
RAM
HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 6,798 samples2x
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples1x
M378B5173EB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 52%, 4,503 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $230

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