Average Bench: 54.1% (859th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: SMI DISK
Poor: 35%Average: 54.1% Great: 67%

Average average bench

The SMI DISK 128GB averaged 45.9% 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 77.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 424MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SMI DISK 128GB is 32.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the SMI DISK 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 125MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 237MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Min Avg Max
326 Read 424 494
143 Write 239 429
55.7 Mixed 237 391
64.5 SusWrite 125 163
56.7% 256 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.6 4K Read 18.8 31.4
23.4 4K Write 46.7 111
0.9 4K Mixed 14.4 31.1
71.7% 26.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
135 DQ Read 183 255
42.7 DQ Write 188 341
0.6 DQ Mixed 77.4 150
88% 149 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0810B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 144 143 144 122 MB/s
Read 478
Write 145
Mixed 204
SusWrite 140
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 30.8
108% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 138
116% 171 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0810B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 145 145 144 144 MB/s
Read 481
Write 145
Mixed 201
SusWrite 144
53% 243 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 24.5
100% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 150
125% 183 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0810B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 144 144 144 145 MB/s
Read 375
Write 143
Mixed 188
SusWrite 144
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 20.6
75% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 150
125% 184 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 113 97 98 98 90 MB/s
Read 339
Write 155
Mixed 188
SusWrite 103
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 19
66% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 90
91% 147 MB/s

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