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SQF-S25M8-128G-SAC 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 71.7% (635th of 1072)

Based on 56 user benchmarks.  Model: SQF-S25M8-128G-SAC
Poor: 53%Average: 71.7% Great: 82%

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Good average bench

The SQF-S25M8-128G-SAC 128GB averaged 28.2% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 114MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 300MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SQF-S25M8-128G-SAC 128GB is 28.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SQF-S25M8-128G-SAC 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 166MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 188MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 56 samples)
Rank 63571.7%
Min Avg Max
346 Read 432 508
140 Write 188 199
180 Mixed 221 245
122 SusWrite 166 192
55.7% 252 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 24.4 30.8
40.6 4K Write 68.8 99.1
10.4 4K Mixed 28.3 36.9
110% 40.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.1 DQ Read 300 350
92.9 DQ Write 180 202
12.8 DQ Mixed 114 138
119% 198 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 139 155 150 117 156 MB/s
76.2% Very good
Read 420
Write 192
Mixed 218
SusWrite 144
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 34.2
128% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 112
120% 206 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 188 188 189 189 MB/s
73.4% Very good
Read 478
Write 191
Mixed 208
SusWrite 186
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 54.3
4K Mixed 28.6
103% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 139
133% 214 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 192 193 191 188 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 390
Write 197
Mixed 217
SusWrite 191
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 22
80% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 129
132% 218 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM02A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 162 166 158 150 155 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 364
Write 192
Mixed 195
SusWrite 162
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 19.4
69% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 105
89% 131 MB/s
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Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples943x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples855x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples396x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples180x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples159x
SSD
SQF-S25M8-128G-SAC 128GBBench 72%, 56 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples61x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $338

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