Average Bench: 160% (143rd of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: AMD-RAID PM961 NVMe SAMSU
Poor: 76%Average: 160% Great: 215%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid PM961 NVMe SAMSU 256GB averaged 60.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid PM961 NVMe SAMSU 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 286MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,211MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid PM961 NVMe SAMSU 256GB is 139%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid PM961 NVMe SAMSU 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 268MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 280MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Min Avg Max
495 Read 1,277 1,842
861 Write 1,211 1,397
408 Mixed 1,041 1,518
92.5 SusWrite 268 349
212% 949 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.3 4K Read 42.4 52.3
31.8 4K Write 86.9 119
27 4K Mixed 43.8 64.7
166% 57.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.5 DQ Read 280 454
94.7 DQ Write 386 807
28.4 DQ Mixed 286 547
229% 317 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 322 325 325 324 325 MB/s
Read 1,041
Write 1297
Mixed 839
SusWrite 349
198% 881 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 64.7
225% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 446
DQ Write 807
DQ Mixed 520
425% 591 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 134 109 104 110 74 MB/s
Read 897
Write 861
Mixed 810
SusWrite 147
152% 679 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 46.9
168% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 538
407% 540 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 290 318 316 319 325 MB/s
Read 566
Write 996
Mixed 603
SusWrite 336
142% 625 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 54.9
156% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 311
237% 319 MB/s
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 74 72 72 74 74 MB/s
Read 495
Write 876
Mixed 408
SusWrite 92.5
106% 468 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 31.8
4K Mixed 37.6
114% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 275
225% 313 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,378 SSDs tested

Typical PM961 NVMe SAMSU 256GB Builds (Compare 3,001 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 7577

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