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Samsung MZ-V9S4T0B(W|/AM)

990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB

▲ 990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB
BENCHMARKS (1,732)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -20%Read -60%, Write -30%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -0%Peak Score -42%Read -72%, Write -34%, 4K Read -94%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment -116%User Rating -38%, Market Share -410%, Price -25%, Value 9%Nice To Haves +22% DQ Read -5%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -4%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -6%, Age 235%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 411% (15^th of 1087)

Based on 1,732 user benchmarks. Model: Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 4TB

Poor: 225%Average: 411% Great: 585%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB averaged 311.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,588MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,760MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB is 360%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung 990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 70.8MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 208MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,732 samples)

Rank 15411%

Min	Avg	Max
1,923	Read 2,669	3,179
1,826	Write 3,760	4,547
1,740	Mixed 2,807	3,348
878	SusWrite 3,037	4,305
695% 3,068 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
49.8	4K Read 70.8	83
88.8	4K Write 208	288
63.6	4K Mixed 98.9	127
344% 126 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
944	DQ Read 1,770	2,366
575	DQ Write 1,393	1,934
787	DQ Mixed 1,588	2,119
1,186% 1,584 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ROU-User, 1 hr ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 1B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3985 3937 3966 3962 4069 4028 MB/s

540% Outstanding

Write 4,104

Mixed 3,270

SusWrite 3,991

824% 3,639 MB/s

4K Read 69.5

4K Write 160

4K Mixed 98.7

317% 109 MB/s

DQ Read 1,768

DQ Write 1,393

DQ Mixed 1,584

1,184% 1,582 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2791 1646 1678 1732 1713 1705 MB/s

367% Outstanding

Write 3,965

Mixed 2,894

SusWrite 1,878

662% 2,933 MB/s

4K Read 66.4

4K Write 149

4K Mixed 87.7

292% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 1,035

DQ Write 839

DQ Mixed 999

731% 958 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 2B2QKXG7

272% Outstanding

Write 3,821

Mixed 2,618

650% 2,879 MB/s

4K Read 61

4K Write 221

4K Mixed 93.3

329% 125 MB/s

DQ Read 2,029

DQ Write 1,707

DQ Mixed 1,882

1,406% 1,873 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 hr ago.

3.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1B2QKXG7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 855 751 654 644 650 MB/s

234% Outstanding

Write 653

Mixed 1,147

SusWrite 686

244% 1,101 MB/s

4K Read 64.8

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 78.8

258% 84.7 MB/s

DQ Read 747

DQ Write 810

DQ Mixed 857

623% 805 MB/s

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 171%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI - €235

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel €530Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,338x
Core i7-13700KIntel €370Bench 126%, 38,490 samples	1,076x
Core i9-14900KIntel €452Bench 131%, 19,876 samples	635x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia €896Bench 101%, 120,180 samples	813x
RTX 4090Nvidia €1,920Bench 155%, 121,235 samples	701x
RTX 4070Nvidia €568Bench 80%, 122,223 samples	534x

SSD
990 Evo Plus M.2 4TBSamsung €251Bench 411%, 1,732 samples	1x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL €97Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	772x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair €111Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	305x
Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000 C36 2x16GBCorsair €111Bench 167%, 13,495 samples	231x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: €2,008

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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-V9S4T0B(W|/AM)

990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB

Average Bench: 411% (15^th of 1087)

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990 Evo Plus M.2 4TB

Average Bench: 411% (15th of 1087)

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