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Effective Speed 
+65%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 66,947 user samples
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63,520 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 353% 383GB free
Worst Bench: 159% 72GB free (System drive)
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
SPEED RANK: 49th / 1072
3,427 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 559% 140GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 302% 201GB free (System drive)
Poor: 302% Great: 559%
SPEED RANK: 6th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		266 % 440 % Much faster effective speed.
+65%
Average Score 
+115%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		2013 MB/s 2077 MB/s +3%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1359 MB/s 1739 MB/s Faster write speed.
+28%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		46.7 MB/s 215 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+360%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		132 MB/s 181 MB/s Much faster random write.
+37%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		799 MB/s 1886 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+136%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		62.3 MB/s 192 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+208%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		1222 MB/s 1624 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+33%
Peak Score 
+112%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		2601 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+11% 		2335 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		1921 MB/s 2026 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+5%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		55.5 MB/s 288 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+419%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		208 MB/s 250 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+20%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		995 MB/s 2147 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+116%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		80.1 MB/s 266 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+232%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		1915 MB/s 1950 MB/s +2%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.14 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		46 % Slightly better value.
+6% 		43.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % Slightly more popular.
+6% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$139 Cheaper.
+13% 		$160
Nice To Haves 
+32%
Age
Newest 		90+ Months 80+ Months More recent.
+11%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1318 MB/s 2059 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue read.
+56%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1327 MB/s 1663 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+25%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		4,171 Pts 6,115 Pts Much stronger server IO.
+47%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1142 MB/s 1798 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+57%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1107 MB/s 1293 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+17%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		852 MB/s 1007 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+18%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		881 MB/s 1124 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+28%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 280GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 266%
Average Bench 440%
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Samsung’s NVMe SSD flagship, the 960 Pro, is one of the fastest consumer SSDs on the market, currently second only to Intel’s 900P Optane SSDs. This PCIe SSD offers high-end performance at a premium price and therefore, as the name suggests, is may be more suited towards professional users. Our real world benchmarks show that the 960 Pro has read/write speeds in excess of 4 times faster than the Samsung 850 Pro which is the next best SATA SSD. Compared to the now two year old NVMe 950 Pro the 960 Pro offers significantly higher write throughput and is less susceptible to thermal throttling. The 960 Pro is based on a denser version of Samsung’s V-NAND (3D) technology, featuring more layers of memory cells. The 960 Pro also features an upgraded and faster 5 ARM Polaris controller, compared to the 950 Pro’s 3 ARM UBX controller. The smallest capacity for the 960 Pro is 512 GB, which may make it prohibitively expensive for some. Fortunately, for those that still want the superb NVMe performance, the 250 GB Samsung 960 Evo offers a more affordable choice, albeit with lower sustained write speeds when compared to the 512 GB 960 Pro. The 960 Pro is based on MLC (2-bit) V-NAND whilst the 960 Evo is based on the slightly lower enduring TLC (3-bit) V-NAND, and this accounts for Samsung’s reduced warranty for the 960 Evo (3 years/200 TBW versus 5 years/400 TBW for the 512 GB versions of the 960 Evo and 960 Pro respectively). Unlike the 960 Evo, the 960 Pro doesn’t have an SLC cache which results in more consistent sustained write speeds. [Nov '17 SSDrivePro]

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The Intel Optane SSD 900P series are the first consumer grade NVMe PCIe SSDs available using Optane memory. This is a new class of memory based on new 3D XPoint lithography. The 280 GB version is available in either a U.2 15mm or half height half length add-in card form, both with a PCIe 3.0 x 4 interface. A 480 GB version is also available. The impressive benchmarks from this SSD (sequential read speeds of 2500 MB/s and sequential write of 2000 MB/s) are consistent with Intel’s reported specifications. The 280GB 900P is about 10% faster at sequential read/write than the next best NVMe PCIe flash based SSD, the Samsung 960 Pro. However, the 280 GB 900P really excels at random 4K reads and writes. Specifically, it is about 4 times faster than the 960 Pro at random 4K reads. Since on average, about 50% of typical consumer disk access is sequential reads or writes, the full benefits of the 280GB 900P may not be relevant for all users. Early access to this new technology comes at a premium, the 280GB 900P costs approximately twice as much per gigabyte compared to the 960 Pro. These drawbacks will no doubt influence the mass adoption of this class of memory in its infant stage. However, it is no less exciting for the industry and is indicative of the speeds that we can expect to achieve as standard in the future. [Nov '17 SSDrivePro]

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