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SATA SSD 3ME4 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 59.8% (804th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4
Poor: 50%Average: 59.8% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4 128GB averaged 40.2% 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 Random Read Speed 27.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.5MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4 128GB is just 17.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the 2.5" SATA SSD 3ME4 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 145MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 163MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 80459.8%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 352 410
100 Write 163 192
74.2 Mixed 163 227
49.9 SusWrite 145 184
45.5% 206 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.4 4K Read 27.8 33.6
20.8 4K Write 51.3 66.7
17.3 4K Mixed 26.5 33.7
103% 35.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.7 DQ Read 150 170
52.4 DQ Write 94.4 108
31.2 DQ Mixed 68.3 81.2
65.4% 104 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L20420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 176 186 182 183 182 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 336
Write 182
Mixed 193
SusWrite 179
50% 222 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 26.9
99% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 93.8
DQ Write 52.4
DQ Mixed 52.9
45% 66.4 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L17606
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 184 187 185 187 186 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 314
Write 188
Mixed 181
SusWrite 184
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 24.8
92% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 78.2
72% 112 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 66 69 58 81 53 MB/s
56.9% Above average
Read 410
Write 112
Mixed 89.1
SusWrite 67.3
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 27.7
101% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 75.7
DQ Mixed 75
67% 104 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,711,762 SSDs tested

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Gaming 25%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 22%
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System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,018x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples956x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples906x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples486x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples478x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples458x
SSD
SATA SSD 3ME4 128GB2.5"Bench 60%, 20 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,365x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples488x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples354x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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