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SM0128L 121GB

SM0128L 121GB
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Effective Speed +61% Effective Speed 61%Average Score +48% Read 190%, Write 76%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -40%, Mixed 79%, 4K Mixed -59%, SusWrite 127%Peak Score +71% Read 265%, Write 61%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write 46%, Mixed 89%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite 98%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +103% DQ Read 312%, DQ Write -21%, DQ Mixed 45%, ADQ Read 256%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed 64%, Age 22%, AS-SSD Total 151%

Average Bench: 158% (145^th of 1072)

Based on 48 user benchmarks. Model: APPLE SSD SM0128L

Poor: 106%Average: 158% Great: 195%

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Outstanding average bench

The Apple SM0128L 121GB averaged 58.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apple SM0128L 121GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 427MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,161MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple SM0128L 121GB is 88.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Apple SM0128L 121GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 62.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)

Rank 145158%

Min	Avg	Max
568	Read 1,328	1,849
98.1	Write 714	780
176	Mixed 642	798
94	SusWrite 674	768
186% 840 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.5	4K Read 24.5	36.7
1	4K Write 62.4	178
1.8	4K Mixed 28.4	39.8
106% 38.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
526	DQ Read 1,161	1,513
131	DQ Write 279	295
14.3	DQ Mixed 427	480
390% 622 MB/s

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FRA-User, 10 days ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: CXS7CA0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 666 644 627 605 582 MB/s

165% Outstanding

Write 756

Mixed 661

SusWrite 639

195% 882 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 94.3

4K Mixed 33.7

130% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 967

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 476

390% 576 MB/s

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Typical SM0128L 121GB Builds (Compare 418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 32%

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System: Apple iMac18,3

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	158x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	126x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	90x

GPU
Radeon Pro 580AMDBench 49%, 743 samples	207x
Radeon Pro 570AMDBench 36%, 549 samples	156x
Radeon Pro 575AMDBench 43%, 178 samples	48x

SSD
SM0128L 121GBAppleBench 158%, 48 samples	20x

RAM
0x484D413831475336414652384E2D554820202020 4x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 88 samples	53x
0x344154463531323634485A2D3247334232202020 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 515 samples	43x
0x484D413835315336414652364E2D554820202020 2x4GBUnknownBench 69%, 309 samples	27x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $89

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SM0128L 121GB

Average Bench: 158% (145^th of 1072)

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SM0128L 121GB

Average Bench: 158% (145th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 158% (145^th of 1072)