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Effective Speed 
+61%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 64,086 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
566 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 551% 600GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 273% 534GB free
Poor: 273% Great: 551%
SPEED RANK: 9th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		266 % 429 % Much faster effective speed.
+61%
Average Score 
+111%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		2013 MB/s 2046 MB/s +2%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		1359 MB/s 1799 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+32%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		46.7 MB/s 203 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+335%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		132 MB/s 174 MB/s Much faster random write.
+32%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		799 MB/s 1913 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+139%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		62.3 MB/s 183 MB/s Hugely faster random mixed IO.
+194%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		1222 MB/s 1710 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+40%
Peak Score 
+110%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		2601 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+12% 		2321 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		1921 MB/s 2072 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+8%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		55.5 MB/s 279 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+403%
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 2185 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+120%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		80.1 MB/s 259 MB/s Hugely faster peak random mixed IO.
+223%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		1915 MB/s 2020 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+5%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.06 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		46 % Hugely better value.
+98% 		23.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % Slightly more popular.
+8% 		51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$139 Hugely cheaper.
+89% 		$1,222
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		90+ Months 71+ Months More recent.
+21%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1318 MB/s 1639 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+24%
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		1327 MB/s 1428 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+8%
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		4,171 Pts 5,237 Pts Stronger server IO.
+26%
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		1142 MB/s 1462 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+28%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		1107 MB/s 1147 MB/s +4%
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		852 MB/s 955 MB/s Faster deep queue write.
+12%
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		881 MB/s 1010 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+15%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		512GB 960GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 266%
Average Bench 429%
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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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Offered nearly 1TB of storage and lightning fast 4K R/W speed. The only thing that bog this down is sequential R/W speed which PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD excels. This SSD is intended for users who need to transfer huge amount of small files without having to deal with low transfer speed but can be used as boot/gaming drive if you wish. Costs more than a thousand dollar which for that price buys you a great 1080p 144hz gaming PC. [Nov '19 ColdSpy]

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