Average Bench: 86.6% (377th of 1072)

Based on 57 user benchmarks.  Model: SSD Smartbuy 128GB

Very good average bench

The SSD Smartbuy 128GB averaged just 13.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the SSD Smartbuy 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 174MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 32.8MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SSD Smartbuy 128GB is 76.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the SSD Smartbuy 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 215MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 365MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 57 samples)
Min Avg Max
365 Read 549 1,589
148 Write 383 478
179 Mixed 365 495
82.3 SusWrite 215 342
84.3% 378 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 32.8 47.2
25.6 4K Write 73.6 124
10.2 4K Mixed 31.9 50.1
130% 46.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.6 DQ Read 242 396
55.5 DQ Write 251 442
12.6 DQ Mixed 174 364
151% 223 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM00.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 193 107 168 193 194 MB/s
Read 474
Write 385
Mixed 349
SusWrite 186
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 30.9
122% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 206
184% 277 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 126 98 71 136 122 MB/s
Read 493
Write 406
Mixed 338
SusWrite 117
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 32
111% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 154
136% 206 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,757,622 SSDs tested

Typical Smartbuy 128GB Builds (Compare 292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Samsung 300V3A/300V4A/300V5A/200A4B/200A5B

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $200

Popular Smartbuy 128GB systems:

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