Average Bench: 241% (64th of 1072)

Based on 38,097 user benchmarks.  Models: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 960

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 141.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 871MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,170MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 145%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 765MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38,097 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,046 Read 1,755 2,087
895 Write 1,493 1,803
573 Mixed 765 973
353 SusWrite 984 1,363
279% 1,249 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.8 4K Read 41.8 53.1
64.9 4K Write 136 200
40.5 4K Mixed 59.2 73
211% 78.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
541 DQ Read 1,170 1,559
172 DQ Write 895 1,477
238 DQ Mixed 871 1,186
695% 979 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
330GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1445 1259 1259 1166 1129 1125 MB/s
Read 1,989
Write 1,759
Mixed 777
SusWrite 1,230
321% 1,439 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 70.6
254% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,537
DQ Write 1,369
DQ Mixed 1,241
989% 1,382 MB/s
392GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1316 1221 1213 1182 1121 1060 MB/s
Read 1,747
Write 1,415
Mixed 817
SusWrite 1,185
289% 1,291 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 52.9
172% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,306
DQ Write 1,089
DQ Mixed 990
798% 1,128 MB/s
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Typical 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB Builds (Compare 10,627 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 111%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $1,093

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