Average Bench: 61.1% (791st of 1072)

more Based on 13,767 user benchmarks.  Models: SAMSUNG MZ7PC128HAFU-000H1, SAMSUNG MZ7PC128HAFU-000L5, SAMSUNG MZ7PC128HAFU-000DA, SAMSUNG MZ7PC128HAFU-000, SAMSUNG SSD PM830 2.5" 7mm 128GB, SAMSUNG SSD PM83

Above average average bench

The Samsung PM830 128GB averaged 38.8% 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 261MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM830 128GB is 25.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung PM830 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 73MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 212MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,767 samples)
Min Avg Max
326 Read 406 460
145 Write 232 308
155 Mixed 225 280
115 SusWrite 212 300
59.8% 269 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.2 4K Read 18.9 23.5
29.7 4K Write 48.7 66.1
14.2 4K Mixed 20.4 25
80.5% 29.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
148 DQ Read 261 295
50.4 DQ Write 73 98.8
58.5 DQ Mixed 114 147
97.8% 149 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 307 307 307 307 306 MB/s
Read 451
Write 294
Mixed 296
SusWrite 307
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 25.1
99% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 82.9
DQ Mixed 130
111% 168 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM07L1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 239 230 239 215 220 MB/s
Read 447
Write 201
Mixed 258
SusWrite 227
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 23.4
92% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 62.3
DQ Mixed 112
97% 149 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: CXM05H1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 185 183 188 181 MB/s
Read 445
Write 213
Mixed 223
SusWrite 184
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 23.2
94% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 68.5
DQ Mixed 99
91% 145 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 73,436,901 SSDs tested

Typical PM830 128GB Builds (Compare 10,766 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $149

Popular PM830 128GB compatible motherboards:

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