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AST680S 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 43.6% (928th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: Apacer AST680S 128GB
Poor: 31%Average: 43.6% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Apacer AST680S 128GB averaged 56.4% 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 21.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 371MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apacer AST680S 128GB is 30.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Apacer AST680S 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 6.52MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 92843.6%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 371 469
9.3 Write 85.4 166
61 Mixed 129 225
17 SusWrite 68.1 173
35.6% 163 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.5 4K Read 21.9 34.7
0.4 4K Write 47.2 74.1
2.3 4K Mixed 10.7 24
71.8% 26.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.6 DQ Read 100 139
11.5 DQ Write 62.9 101
1.2 DQ Mixed 6.52 13.1
25.1% 56.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
119GB free
Firmware: AP026PC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 154 184 180 178 168 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 450
Write 166
Mixed 225
SusWrite 172
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 18.9
87% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 82.5
DQ Mixed 7.7
31% 70.3 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: AP028PC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 100 98 99 96 99 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 362
Write 113
Mixed 160
SusWrite 94.5
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 20.7
101% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 5.8
31% 70.4 MB/s
50GB free
Firmware: AP020PC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 98 84 70 77 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 325
Write 109
Mixed 128
SusWrite 86.2
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 45.7
4K Mixed 9.3
60% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 6.2
32% 72.2 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: AP026PC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 38 48 39 24 49 MB/s
36% Below average
Read 397
Write 84.2
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 40.5
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 9.9
45% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 46.5
DQ Mixed 10.6
29% 65.3 MB/s
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Typical AST680S 128GB Builds (Compare 2,963 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,687x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples820x
Core i5-6600Intel  $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples223x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples1,781x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples213x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples164x
SSD
AST680S 128GBApacerBench 44%, 38 samples1x
RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples103x
M378A1G43DB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 6,175 samples101x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $67

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