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Samsung MZ-V9S1T0B(W|/AM)

990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB

▲ 990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB
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Effective Speed -52%Effective Speed -52%Average Score -43%Read -62%, Write -39%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite -123%Peak Score -61%Read -73%, Write -38%, 4K Read -90%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -34%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -132%Value & Sentiment -1%User Rating -38%, Market Share -81%, Price 153%, Value -39%Nice To Haves +15% DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -18%, ADQ Read -14%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age 235%, AS-SSD Total -21%

Average Bench: 326% (28^th of 1087)

Based on 3,617 user benchmarks. Models: Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 1TB, NVMe Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 1TB

Poor: 198%Average: 326% Great: 436%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB averaged 225.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,429MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,514MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB is 238%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 195MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,363MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,617 samples)

Rank 28326%

Min	Avg	Max
1,738	Read 2,623	3,169
1,412	Write 3,514	4,431
1,475	Mixed 2,560	3,172
635	SusWrite 1,363	1,990
567% 2,515 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45.4	4K Read 70.1	84.8
78.5	4K Write 195	286
58.2	4K Mixed 95.4	127
332% 120 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
806	DQ Read 1,611	2,239
472	DQ Write 1,262	1,846
634	DQ Mixed 1,429	1,984
1,071% 1,434 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

795GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3937 4065 3093 622 832 841 MB/s

443% Outstanding

Write 4,254

Mixed 3,099

SusWrite 2,232

708% 3,131 MB/s

4K Read 57.4

4K Write 240

4K Mixed 102

345% 133 MB/s

DQ Read 2,029

DQ Write 1,667

DQ Mixed 1,830

1,375% 1,842 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 hrs ago.

733GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2216 406 280 301 416 433 MB/s

330% Outstanding

Write 4,256

Mixed 2,823

SusWrite 676

615% 2,736 MB/s

4K Read 77.2

4K Write 205

4K Mixed 109

365% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 1,157

DQ Write 973

DQ Mixed 1,018

775% 1,049 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

410GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

276% Outstanding

Write 4,362

Mixed 2,783

715% 3,168 MB/s

4K Read 72.8

4K Write 217

4K Mixed 102

356% 131 MB/s

DQ Read 1,767

DQ Write 1,448

DQ Mixed 1,621

1,210% 1,612 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

241GB free

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

259% Outstanding

Write 4,232

Mixed 2,792

754% 3,360 MB/s

4K Read 72.5

4K Write 157

4K Mixed 95.4

315% 108 MB/s

DQ Read 1,080

DQ Write 640

DQ Mixed 888

654% 869 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

554GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 1077 1112 1109 1111 1116 MB/s

193% Outstanding

Write 20.1

Mixed 811

SusWrite 1,103

169% 758 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 188

4K Mixed 47.4

208% 89 MB/s

DQ Read 683

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 277

245% 382 MB/s

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Desktop 120%

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Workstation 112%

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Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7D98)

CPU
Core i5-13600KFIntel €209Bench 122%, 33,334 samples	339x
Core i5-14600KFIntel €189Bench 124%, 4,869 samples	326x
Core i7-12700KIntel €261Bench 114%, 133,111 samples	277x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia €568Bench 80%, 122,223 samples	504x
RTX 4060Nvidia €308Bench 51%, 98,583 samples	363x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia €441Bench 61%, 49,740 samples	350x

SSD
990 Evo Plus M.2 1TBSamsung €80Bench 326%, 3,617 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000 C36 2x16GBCorsair €111Bench 167%, 13,495 samples	239x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair €111Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	155x
Group Inc UD5-6000 2x16GBTeamBench 185%, 20,722 samples	140x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: €969

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K €178	Nvidia RTX 4060 €308	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB €153
Intel Core i5-14600K €212	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti €441	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB €107
Intel Core i5-12400F €108	Nvidia RTX 4070 €568	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB €432

Samsung MZ-V9S1T0B(W|/AM)

990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 326% (28^th of 1087)

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990 Evo Plus M.2 1TB

Average Bench: 326% (28th of 1087)

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