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960 EVO 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 278% (39th of 1072)

Based on 69 user benchmarks.  Model: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB
Poor: 170%Average: 278% Great: 381%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 960 EVO 250GB averaged 178.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 500MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,347MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB is 211%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 960 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 129MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)
Rank 39278%
Min Avg Max
1,271 Read 2,347 3,747
634 Write 1,597 2,918
688 Mixed 1,148 1,708
425 SusWrite 1,508 3,127
368% 1,650 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.9 4K Read 46.3 53.9
70.9 4K Write 129 168
27.6 4K Mixed 56.7 74.2
211% 77.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.1 DQ Read 654 1,313
138 DQ Write 623 1,308
27.2 DQ Mixed 500 1,122
413% 592 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1724 1694 1594 1540 1479 1432 MB/s
314% Outstanding
Read 2,336
Write 1,826
Mixed 897
SusWrite 1577
370% 1,659 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 72.6
251% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 1,169
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 985
755% 1,029 MB/s
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 1610 1651 1728 1725 1725 MB/s
305% Outstanding
Read 2,308
Write 1,806
Mixed 853
SusWrite 1668
370% 1,659 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 60.6
201% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,183
DQ Write 1,004
DQ Mixed 1,014
782% 1,067 MB/s
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 1545 1547 1553 1532 1530 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 1,990
Write 1,602
Mixed 831
SusWrite 1,519
332% 1,486 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 67
238% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,150
DQ Write 1018
DQ Mixed 868
710% 1,012 MB/s
246GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1370 1204 1143 1104 1041 968 MB/s
238% Outstanding
Read 1884
Write 1,454
Mixed 804
SusWrite 1,138
294% 1,320 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 47.9
174% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 992
DQ Write 796
DQ Mixed 849
648% 879 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,698,450 SSDs tested

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Typical 960 EVO 250GB Builds (Compare 6,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 77%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples4,358x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples342x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,028x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples940x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples892x
SSD
960 EVO 250GBSamsungBench 278%, 69 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples224x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $883

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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