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CM871 M.2 2280 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 44.8% (918th of 1072)

Based on 3,215 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD CM871 M.2 2280 128GB
Poor: 31%Average: 44.8% Great: 57%

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Below average average bench

The Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB averaged 55.2% 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 20.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 411MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB is 25.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 26.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 63.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,215 samples)
Rank 91844.8%
Min Avg Max
321 Read 411 473
22 Write 78.8 133
46.3 Mixed 111 166
20 SusWrite 63.8 131
36% 166 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.2 4K Read 20.8 27.9
11 4K Write 26.5 42.7
10 4K Mixed 16.4 22.4
66.6% 21.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
134 DQ Read 165 181
12 DQ Write 26.8 41.5
20.3 DQ Mixed 41.1 58.1
44.2% 77.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 59 44 42 43 42 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 443
Write 76.3
Mixed 89.4
SusWrite 49.6
35% 165 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 22
78% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 24.6
DQ Mixed 44.6
46% 78.6 MB/s
105GB free
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 125 127 125 128 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 378
Write 122
Mixed 152
SusWrite 126
43% 195 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 17.7
69% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 40.2
DQ Mixed 56.7
54% 89.7 MB/s
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 42 41 41 49 MB/s
44.1% Average
Read 511
Write 39.7
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 43
36% 168 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 15.5
55% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 19
DQ Mixed 39.1
42% 74.7 MB/s
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 68 69 65 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 386
Write 74.9
Mixed 121
SusWrite 68.4
35% 163 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 28.8
4K Mixed 13.6
53% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 28.7
DQ Mixed 47.1
48% 80.9 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 131 129 132 133 132 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 354
Write 131
Mixed 163
SusWrite 130
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 24.7
4K Mixed 9.6
39% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 41.2
DQ Mixed 56.7
54% 88.5 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT21D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 73 78 78 75 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 360
Write 76.7
Mixed 137
SusWrite 76.2
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 20.7
4K Mixed 10
40% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 32.9
DQ Mixed 48.1
48% 82 MB/s
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 54%
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Workstation 5%
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System: Dell Inspiron 7559

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples2,198x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples733x
GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples1,837x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples1,092x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1x
SSD
CM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 45%, 3,215 samples78x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples337x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples253x
KN2M64-ETB 1x8GBUnknownBench 27%, 1,673 samples156x
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