Average Bench: 82.4% (448th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks.  Model: Philips SSD

Very good average bench

The Philips SSD 960GB averaged just 17.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Philips SSD 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 80MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 271MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Philips SSD 960GB is 53.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Philips SSD 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 35.4MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 171MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)
Min Avg Max
341 Read 470 515
13.4 Write 396 462
19.2 Mixed 340 412
51.9 SusWrite 331 455
86.2% 384 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 4K Read 26.7 56.9
0 4K Write 80 120
0.2 4K Mixed 23.8 34.1
113% 43.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.7 DQ Read 171 291
16.8 DQ Write 271 344
0.3 DQ Mixed 35.4 51.4
79% 159 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
523GB free
Firmware: S051
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 401 406 417 414 412 MB/s
Read 492
Write 410
Mixed 367
SusWrite 402
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 29.1
140% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 0.4
55% 130 MB/s
261GB free
Firmware: S0513B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 391 394 366 17 19 MB/s
Read 496
Write 371
Mixed 380
SusWrite 266
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 29.8
128% 48.9 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 14.1
DQ Mixed 0.4
27% 71.7 MB/s
701GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0618A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 5.6 3.8 10 14 6.5 MB/s
Read 484
Write 392
Mixed 385
SusWrite 67.7
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 29.4
123% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 49.3
86% 164 MB/s
213GB free
Firmware: S0618A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 124 16 16 15 MB/s
Read 455
Write 237
Mixed 18.2
SusWrite 35.1
40% 186 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 0.4
47% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 16.7
DQ Mixed 0.4
24% 62.9 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,777,490 SSDs tested

Typical SSD 960GB Builds (Compare 1,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

System: HP ZBook 17 G3

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