SB2 128GB

SB2 128GB
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Effective Speed -41%Effective Speed -41%Average Score -61%Read -7%, Write -28%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -131%, SusWrite -205%Peak Score -36%Read 0%, Write -12%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed -62%, SusWrite -147%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -54%DQ Read -22%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -74%, ADQ Write -43%, ADQ Mixed -200%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -18%

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Average Bench: 69.6% (675^th of 1072)

Based on 118 user benchmarks. Model: SB2

Poor: 48%Average: 69.6% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The SB2 128GB averaged 30.3% 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 28.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 86.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SB2 128GB is 41.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SB2 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 97.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 188MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 118 samples)

Rank 67569.6%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 428	508
121	Write 317	432
158	Mixed 342	476
47.5	SusWrite 97.1	157
66% 296 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.5	4K Read 28.9	37.5
27.5	4K Write 65	92.7
6.93	4K Mixed 19.5	35.9
103% 37.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.1	DQ Read 188	301
34.8	DQ Write 202	317
8.1	DQ Mixed 86.8	192
95.2% 159 MB/s

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USA-User, 8 months ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFM61.1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 81 74 42 76 65 MB/s

64.1% Good

Write 337

Mixed 349

SusWrite 77.7

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 27.2

108% 37.4 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 58.6

79% 148 MB/s

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 13%

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System: Dell XPS 8900

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	2,111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	463x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	507x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	346x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	236x

SSD
SB2 128GBBench 70%, 118 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	522x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	223x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 8,407 samples	158x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $240

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SB2 128GB

Average Bench: 69.6% (675^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 69.6% (675th of 1072)

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