VS000960KWDUQ 960GB

VS000960KWDUQ 960GB
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Effective Speed +75% Effective Speed 75%Average Score +75% Read 154%, Write 123%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write 0%, Mixed 87%, 4K Mixed -0%, SusWrite 180%Peak Score +138% Read 179%, Write 297%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed 134%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite 399%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +92% DQ Read 186%, DQ Write 17%, DQ Mixed 47%, ADQ Read 197%, ADQ Write 17%, ADQ Mixed 76%, Age 85%, AS-SSD Total 110%

MX500 250GB

Average Bench: 173% (129^th of 1071)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Model: VS000960KWDUQ

Poor: 117%Average: 173% Great: 259%

Outstanding average bench

The VS000960KWDUQ 960GB averaged 72.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the VS000960KWDUQ 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 458MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 970MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 87.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 129173%

Min	Avg	Max
952	Read 1,162	1,415
521	Write 904	1,927
548	Mixed 673	992
327	SusWrite 831	1,933
200% 893 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.9	4K Read 29.2	36.1
42.5	4K Write 87.8	108
40.4	4K Mixed 45	50.7
148% 54 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
930	DQ Read 970	1,048
294	DQ Write 339	418
436	DQ Mixed 458	488
390% 589 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 22 months ago.

3TB free

Firmware: HPK2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1932 1937 1917 1930 1943 1937 MB/s

259% Outstanding

Write 1,927

Mixed 992

SusWrite 1,933

355% 1,567 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 50.7

173% 63.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,048

DQ Write 348

DQ Mixed 488

415% 628 MB/s

USA-User, 3 years ago.

833GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPK4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 582 580 579 372 213 MB/s

160% Outstanding

Write 589

Mixed 552

SusWrite 484

156% 705 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 46.1

171% 63.5 MB/s

DQ Read 961

DQ Write 418

DQ Mixed 472

407% 617 MB/s

USA-User, 4 years ago.

894GB free

Firmware: HPK2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 582 582 580 574 579 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 581

Mixed 600

SusWrite 580

158% 712 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 94.5

4K Mixed 42.8

154% 56.6 MB/s

DQ Read 941

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 436

369% 557 MB/s

ARG-User, 2 years ago.

298GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPK2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 541 282 61 267 245 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 521

Mixed 548

SusWrite 327

130% 587 MB/s

4K Read 13.9

4K Write 42.5

4K Mixed 40.4

95% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 930

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 436

367% 553 MB/s

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VS000960KWDUQ 960GB

Average Bench: 173% (129^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 173% (129^th of 1071)