Average Bench: 171% (132nd of 1072)

Based on 1,772 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe SAMSUNG MZVPV128

Outstanding average bench

The Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB averaged 71.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 318MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 896MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB is 101%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 373MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 196MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,772 samples)
Min Avg Max
863 Read 1,556 1,960
45.9 Write 508 667
88.9 Mixed 517 695
42 SusWrite 373 644
162% 739 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.7 4K Read 64 148
4 4K Write 109 167
7.46 4K Mixed 45 58.2
212% 72.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
286 DQ Read 896 1,102
99.4 DQ Write 196 263
91.9 DQ Mixed 318 413
292% 470 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 638 634 636 626 606 MB/s
Read 1,436
Write 660
Mixed 594
SusWrite 632
184% 830 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 46.8
169% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 705
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 380
307% 447 MB/s
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 626 628 617 611 620 MB/s
Read 1,368
Write 677
Mixed 633
SusWrite 623
183% 825 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 44.5
161% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 644
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 412
314% 437 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 4H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 460 368 355 289 278 MB/s
Read 1,290
Write 646
Mixed 566
SusWrite 371
158% 718 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 49.4
181% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,105
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 358
345% 569 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 512 593 593 573 623 MB/s
Read 1,122
Write 639
Mixed 590
SusWrite 574
163% 731 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 40.4
109% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 537
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 403
297% 398 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 180 173 175 170 170 MB/s
Read 1,326
Write 244
Mixed 422
SusWrite 176
118% 542 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 36.1
129% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 584
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 246
212% 325 MB/s
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Typical SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB Builds (Compare 536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 30%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 25%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-1782

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 20% - Very poor Total price: $60

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