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PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 71.1% (649th of 1072)

Based on 2,429 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB
Poor: 55%Average: 71.1% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB averaged 28.8% 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 167MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 352MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB is 32.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,429 samples)
Rank 64971.1%
Min Avg Max
353 Read 441 495
80.5 Write 140 157
115 Mixed 172 196
67 SusWrite 130 153
48.4% 221 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 4K Read 27.2 35.6
36.5 4K Write 69.5 110
17.7 4K Mixed 28.2 37.1
114% 41.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 352 387
83.4 DQ Write 138 158
106 DQ Mixed 167 188
144% 219 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 152 142 152 150 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 495
Write 154
Mixed 192
SusWrite 150
54% 248 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 35.4
145% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 187
160% 241 MB/s
119GB free
Firmware: EMT02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 152 151 152 151 MB/s
84.5% Excellent
Read 493
Write 152
Mixed 194
SusWrite 151
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 35.2
144% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 185
159% 240 MB/s
79GB free
Firmware: EMT03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 146 154 153 153 154 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 478
Write 154
Mixed 191
SusWrite 152
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 28.3
103% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 187
160% 242 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 85 93 91 85 76 MB/s
42.6% Average
Read 294
Write 110
Mixed 137
SusWrite 88.1
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 23.5
4K Mixed 16.4
50% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 160
133% 198 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples803x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples249x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples198x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples224x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples172x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples112x
SSD
PM871 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 71%, 2,429 samples1x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples133x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples129x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530

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