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KA1D0128A 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 65% (741st of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: GALAX KA1D0128A
Poor: 42%Average: 65% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Galax KA1D0128A 128GB averaged 34.9% 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 122MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Galax KA1D0128A 128GB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Galax KA1D0128A 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 113MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 289MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 74165%
Min Avg Max
139 Read 375 474
116 Write 292 423
68.2 Mixed 289 450
25.3 SusWrite 113 401
59.7% 267 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 27.3 40.5
2.8 4K Write 66.8 94
0.1 4K Mixed 23.6 38.6
107% 39.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.8 DQ Read 229 319
3.7 DQ Write 244 339
2.1 DQ Mixed 122 196
123% 198 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 37 5.1 108 58 73 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 438
Write 380
Mixed 320
SusWrite 67.7
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 30
120% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 3.5
66% 159 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 165 166 181 172 150 MB/s
68.5% Good
Read 379
Write 246
Mixed 270
SusWrite 175
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 24.5
109% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 165
140% 203 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 78 82 63 68 36 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 139
Write 288
Mixed 318
SusWrite 71.9
46% 204 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 27
107% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 4.9
70% 168 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 38 4.3 5.4 38 46 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 468
Write 389
Mixed 359
SusWrite 39.2
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 0.3
76% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 3.8
DQ Write 3.7
DQ Mixed 84.1
41% 30.5 MB/s
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Typical KA1D0128A 128GB Builds (Compare 2,441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 - $200

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples251x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples225x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples212x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples453x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples219x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples145x
SSD
KA1D0128A 128GBGalaxBench 65%, 31 samples1x
RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples49x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples48x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples48x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $259

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