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ASX900S3-128GM 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 63.9% (756th of 1074)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: ASX900S3-128GM
Poor: 59%Average: 63.9% Great: 68%

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Above average average bench

The ASX900S3-128GM 128GB averaged 36.1% 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 107MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 76.8MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the ASX900S3-128GM 128GB is just 8.84%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the ASX900S3-128GM 128GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 75663.9%
Min Avg Max
386 Read 425 490
128 Write 136 149
183 Mixed 196 209
111 SusWrite 114 116
47.8% 218 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.8 4K Read 26.2 29.6
52.4 4K Write 76.8 89.4
11.9 4K Mixed 24.3 30.7
112% 42.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.4 DQ Read 145 177
101 DQ Write 134 146
11.1 DQ Mixed 107 153
89% 129 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 106 108 112 111 110 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 400
Write 129
Mixed 188
SusWrite 111
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 30
125% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 136
108% 151 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 115 118 110 114 115 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 386
Write 143
Mixed 199
SusWrite 115
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 30.7
126% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 153
116% 157 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 115 111 111 110 MB/s
61.6% Good
Read 400
Write 149
Mixed 183
SusWrite 113
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 53.8
4K Mixed 28.5
103% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 150
114% 154 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
60.9% Good
Read 494
Write 135
Mixed 210
61% 279 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 9.33
94% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 10.4
44% 99.7 MB/s
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 115 114 115 116 113 MB/s
60.9% Good
Read 395
Write 140
Mixed 196
SusWrite 116
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 27.2
100% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 144
112% 155 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 490
Write 128
Mixed 209
60% 276 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 11.9
101% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 26.4
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 11.1
24% 46 MB/s

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Typical ASX900S3-128GM 128GB Builds (Compare 862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples252x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples199x
Core i7-2700KIntel  $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples92x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples63x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples62x
SSD
ASX900S3-128GM 128GBBench 64%, 6 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples41x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples30x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $446

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