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SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 250% (57th of 1072)

more Based on 4,056 user benchmarks.  Models: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVKW1T0, SAMSUNG MZVKW1T0HMLH-000L1, SAMSUNG MZVKW1T0HMLH-00000, NVMe SM961 NVMe SAMSU, SAMSUNG MZVKW1T0HMLH-000L7, SAMSUNG MZVKW1T0HMLH-00007, SM961 NVMe SAMSUNG 1024GB, SAMSUNG MZVKW1T0HMLH-000H1
Poor: 160%Average: 250% Great: 331%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 150.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 805MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,033MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 170%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 588MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,056 samples)
Rank 57250%
Min Avg Max
911 Read 1,719 2,420
538 Write 1,273 1,585
373 Mixed 588 858
362 SusWrite 1,265 1,807
270% 1,211 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30 4K Read 47.8 54.2
53.9 4K Write 119 179
37.6 4K Mixed 59.3 77.5
211% 75.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
403 DQ Read 1,033 1,643
203 DQ Write 742 1,237
245 DQ Mixed 805 1,154
624% 860 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
953GB free
Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1444 1471 1470 1470 1469 1470 MB/s
316% Outstanding
Read 2,047
Write 1,473
Mixed 706
SusWrite 1,466
317% 1,423 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 76.6
265% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,586
DQ Write 1244
DQ Mixed 1,147
931% 1,326 MB/s
954GB free
Firmware: CXA74D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1525 1548 1557 1583 1638 1556 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 1,885
Write 1,568
Mixed 590
SusWrite 1,568
314% 1,403 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 67.5
213% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,826
DQ Write 1,112
DQ Mixed 434
602% 1,124 MB/s
577GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA7500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 1333 1404 1250 1293 1267 MB/s
297% Outstanding
Read 2,428
Write 1,274
Mixed 581
SusWrite 1,230
305% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 65.7
225% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,449
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 956
794% 1,151 MB/s
98GB free
Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1747 1828 1825 1783 608 472 MB/s
261% Outstanding
Read 1,853
Write 1,560
Mixed 612
SusWrite 1,377
302% 1,350 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 58
190% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,110
DQ Write 847
DQ Mixed 962
724% 973 MB/s
621GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1303 1348 1380 1338 1222 1184 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,802
Write 1561
Mixed 608
SusWrite 1296
294% 1,317 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 48.2
161% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 923
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 807
606% 812 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 26 28 26 25 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 2,151
Write 21.6
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 25.1
117% 562 MB/s
4K Read 313
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 3.5
480% 106 MB/s
817GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 1139 1018 1002 937 975 MB/s
143% Outstanding
Read 875
Write 818
Mixed 429
SusWrite 1,037
178% 790 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 23.7
80% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 523
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 464
341% 449 MB/s
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Gaming 92%
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Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 84%
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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples2,851x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,383x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples769x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,294x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,037x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples663x
SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 250%, 4,056 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples551x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples548x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples491x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $600

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