Samsung

PM871 M.2 2280 128GB

PM871 M.2 2280 128GB
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Effective Speed -37%Effective Speed -37%Average Score -78%Read 1%, Write -200%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -103%, 4K Mixed -65%, SusWrite -144%Peak Score -72%Read 2%, Write -210%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed -78%, 4K Mixed -49%, SusWrite -157%Value & Sentiment -2,383%User Rating -44%, Market Share -4,722%Nice To Haves -56%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -129%, DQ Mixed -70%, ADQ Read -9%, ADQ Write -126%, ADQ Mixed -99%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -23%

Average Bench: 71.2% (597^th of 1026)

Based on 554 user benchmarks. Model: SAMSUNG SSD PM871 M.2 2280 128GB

Poor: 53%Average: 71.2% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 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 128MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung PM871 M.2 2280 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 137MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 554 samples)

Rank 59771.2%

Min	Avg	Max
367	Read 463	512
79.2	Write 137	156
110	Mixed 177	232
58.9	SusWrite 122	152
49.3% 225 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.8	4K Read 28.5	37
37.6	4K Write 76.4	120
13.2	4K Mixed 26.9	37.8
118% 43.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.1	DQ Read 294	382
69	DQ Write 128	156
14.6	DQ Mixed 128	187
117% 183 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 days ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 143 145 145 145 145 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 150

Mixed 180

SusWrite 144

52% 237 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 32.6

148% 56.1 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 180

154% 233 MB/s

FRA-User, 5 days ago.

13GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 113 67 56 51 MB/s

78.7% Very good

Write 155

Mixed 184

SusWrite 94.6

49% 225 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 32.4

142% 53.5 MB/s

DQ Read 356

DQ Write 156

DQ Mixed 182

154% 231 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 days ago.

19GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 84 80 78 75 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 108

Mixed 136

SusWrite 82.4

44% 204 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 94.6

4K Mixed 30.2

141% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 95.4

DQ Mixed 134

124% 197 MB/s

FRA-User, 5 days ago.

13GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT22D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 82 69 67 57 54 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 110

Mixed 156

SusWrite 71.3

43% 196 MB/s

4K Read 33.4

4K Write 83.2

4K Mixed 30.5

134% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 103

DQ Mixed 144

128% 199 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 days ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT23D0Q

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 144 144 139 135 133 MB/s

69.2% Good

Write 150

Mixed 183

SusWrite 141

53% 240 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 50.4

4K Mixed 27.9

102% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 171

139% 202 MB/s

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 44%

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System: Alienware 15 R2

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 67%, 220,928 samples	2,755x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 71%, 13,460 samples	524x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 65%, 38,909 samples	401x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 150,152 samples	1,809x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 32%, 19,925 samples	819x
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 11,622 samples	430x

SSD
PM871 M.2 2280 128GBSamsungBench 71%, 554 samples	1x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 37,274 samples	1,134x
HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 65%, 12,259 samples	662x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 3,646 samples	408x

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Intel Core i5-9600K $190	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
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Intel Core i7-9700K $349	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $42	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
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PM871 M.2 2280 128GB

Average Bench: 71.2% (597^th of 1026)

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Average Bench: 71.2% (597th of 1026)

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