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SABER1000 960GB

SABER1000 960GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -4%Read -1%, Write 6%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write 6%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -34%, SusWrite 28%Peak Score -9%Read 3%, Write 1%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -0%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed -31%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 96.4% (270^th of 1072)

Based on 53 user benchmarks. Model: OCZ-SABER1000

Poor: 81%Average: 96.4% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The OCZ SABER1000 960GB averaged just 3.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the OCZ SABER1000 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 199MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 92.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the OCZ SABER1000 960GB is 30.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the OCZ SABER1000 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 361MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 379MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)

Rank 27096.4%

Min	Avg	Max
362	Read 453	520
247	Write 429	490
266	Mixed 361	497
174	SusWrite 379	429
91.2% 405 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.6	4K Read 25.6	29.3
55.1	4K Write 92.7	122
24	4K Mixed 33.6	39.4
131% 50.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
179	DQ Read 330	373
182	DQ Write 298	369
34.1	DQ Mixed 199	266
181% 276 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 2 years ago.

116GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 209 393 327 414 309 MB/s

99.4% Outstanding

Write 481

Mixed 343

SusWrite 339

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 97.6

4K Mixed 37.6

143% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 372

DQ Mixed 250

220% 326 MB/s

CAN-User, 18 months ago.

377GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 328 448 334 462 MB/s

94% Outstanding

Write 256

Mixed 315

SusWrite 410

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 29.6

122% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 266

221% 318 MB/s

USA-User, 15 months ago.

309GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 326 441 318 431 261 MB/s

90.7% Outstanding

Write 430

Mixed 307

SusWrite 367

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 81.9

4K Mixed 33.7

124% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 250

209% 302 MB/s

CAN-User, 10 months ago.

795GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 402 369 457 335 449 MB/s

89.9% Excellent

Write 429

Mixed 309

SusWrite 407

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 64.9

4K Mixed 31.8

112% 40.3 MB/s

DQ Read 325

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 239

194% 276 MB/s

USA-User, 15 months ago.

311GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 307 429 311 435 285 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 414

Mixed 294

SusWrite 353

83% 368 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 32.2

121% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 227

DQ Mixed 213

181% 267 MB/s

CAN-User, 9 months ago.

794GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 429 318 453 333 460 MB/s

86% Excellent

Write 433

Mixed 293

SusWrite 402

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 21.4

4K Write 63.3

4K Mixed 27.6

101% 37.4 MB/s

DQ Read 323

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 243

196% 277 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

893GB free

Firmware: 1.01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 369 402 437 356 460 MB/s

85.8% Excellent

Write 446

Mixed 321

SusWrite 412

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 53.3

4K Mixed 31

95% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 238

193% 275 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	840x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	628x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	291x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	297x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	237x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	226x

SSD
SABER1000 960GBOCZBench 96%, 53 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	179x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	134x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $452

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

OCZ

SABER1000 960GB

Average Bench: 96.4% (270^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

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SABER1000 960GB

Average Bench: 96.4% (270th of 1072)

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Above average consistency

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