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Samsung 128GB SSD SATA III
Capacity 128GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 150 TBW
53 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong affordability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 128 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 470 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 90000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Samsung MEX Controller |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 150 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 10 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung 128GB SSD | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Team Group MP44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 128GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 150 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung 128GB SSD | 23.6 | 45 | 94 | 7 | 78.8 | 94.2 | 55.1 | 80.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 78.8 | 83 | 95.4 | 19.7 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.4 | 94 | 78.5 | 66.7 | 94 | 95.4 | 16 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.6 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 0 | 80.9 | 49.6 | 21.2 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 0 | 91.1 | 51.9 | 24.1 |
| Team Group MP44 Compare | 93.5 | 88.7 | 53.8 | 92.6 | 78.8 | 77.1 | 87.1 | 15.4 |
Price
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