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SDAPNUW-128G-1004 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 116% (198th of 1072)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Model: SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1004
Poor: 82%Average: 116% Great: 143%

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Outstanding average bench

The Sn520 SDAPNUW-128G-1004 128GB averaged 15.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Sn520 SDAPNUW-128G-1004 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 275MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 53.5MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Sn520 SDAPNUW-128G-1004 128GB is 61.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Sn520 SDAPNUW-128G-1004 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 206MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 449MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 198116%
Min Avg Max
395 Read 725 865
164 Write 594 724
314 Mixed 449 680
165 SusWrite 206 237
110% 493 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 4K Read 36.4 48.3
66.8 4K Write 110 173
27 4K Mixed 53.5 69.9
182% 66.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
207 DQ Read 384 438
187 DQ Write 396 751
199 DQ Mixed 275 412
238% 351 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20300004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 217 217 217 217 218 MB/s
143% Outstanding
Read 865
Write 724
Mixed 314
SusWrite 235
119% 534 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 69.1
236% 91.6 MB/s
DQ Read 435
DQ Write 486
DQ Mixed 342
290% 421 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20300004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 215 215 217 193 167 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 919
Write 702
Mixed 660
SusWrite 221
139% 625 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 48.6
159% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 399
281% 354 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20300004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 138 169 164 196 199 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 747
Write 691
Mixed 680
SusWrite 166
128% 571 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 52.5
183% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 228
203% 308 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20300004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 188 197 163 180 MB/s
81.6% Excellent
Read 575
Write 525
Mixed 473
SusWrite 175
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 71.1
4K Mixed 27
121% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 233
183% 253 MB/s
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Gaming 3%
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Desktop 54%
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Workstation 3%
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System: Samsung 530ABE/531ABE

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples4x
Celeron 4205UIntelBench 40%, 567 samples3x
Core i3-8145UIntelBench 53%, 15,431 samples2x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples6x
UHD Graphics 610IntelBench 2%, 3,878 samples3x
SSD
SDAPNUW-128G-1004 128GBSn520Bench 116%, 17 samples3x
RAM
M471A5244CB0-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 32%, 40,829 samples3x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples2x
SMS4TDC3C0K0446SCG 1x4GBUnknownBench 34%, 1,143 samples2x
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