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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 135% (3rd of 639)

Based on 11 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 2537 PID 1066 Model: M4-CT128M4SSD2
Poor: 60%Average: 135% Great: 263%

Outstanding average bench

The M4-CT128M4SSD2 128GB averaged 35.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the M4-CT128M4SSD2 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 35.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 24.7MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the M4-CT128M4SSD2 128GB is 203%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the M4-CT128M4SSD2 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 197MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 98.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11 samples)
Rank 3135%
Min Avg Max
34.9 Read 197 373
26.3 Write 121 196
29.5 Mixed 142 258
25.1 SusWrite 98.8 173
178% 140 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.7 4K Read 14.5 20.4
7.2 4K Write 24.7 58.6
4.51 4K Mixed 8.15 12.6
1,172% 15.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.6 DQ Read 16.8 21.8
14.8 DQ Write 35.6 65
4.66 DQ Mixed 9.33 13.8
1,590% 20.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
12GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 162 186 190 186 185 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 181
Mixed 187
SusWrite 173
258% 196 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 24
4K Mixed 10.3
1,223% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 17.5
DQ Write 36.8
DQ Mixed 13.2
1,766% 22.5 MB/s
16GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 150 178 167 169 172 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 163
Mixed 166
SusWrite 159
231% 175 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 10.8
1,290% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 17.1
DQ Write 38.4
DQ Mixed 12.6
1,798% 22.7 MB/s
5GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 42
Write 41
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 39.5
56% 40.8 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 18.9
4K Mixed 8.5
976% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 12.6
DQ Write 22.7
DQ Mixed 9.4
1,139% 14.9 MB/s
78GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 24 18 22 24 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 39.2
Write 37.4
Mixed 38
SusWrite 27.1
48% 35.4 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 15.5
4K Mixed 8.2
851% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 12.9
DQ Write 18.2
DQ Mixed 9.6
993% 13.6 MB/s
3GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 32 18 14 17 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 35
Write 27.8
Mixed 30.1
SusWrite 25.1
39% 29.5 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 15
4K Mixed 9.2
873% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 13.3
DQ Write 14.8
DQ Mixed 9.4
872% 12.5 MB/s
5GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 29 29 28 28 28 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 34.9
Write 26.3
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 27.7
39% 29.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 6.3
488% 7.07 MB/s
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