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Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 205% (93rd of 1072)

Based on 293 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB
Poor: 158%Average: 205% Great: 244%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB averaged 104.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 672MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 885MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB is 86%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 382MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 590MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 293 samples)
Rank 93205%
Min Avg Max
1,351 Read 1,906 2,148
934 Write 1,310 1,506
470 Mixed 590 762
228 SusWrite 382 485
231% 1,047 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.9 4K Read 44.6 56.2
74.3 4K Write 143 228
37.1 4K Mixed 52.1 66.2
210% 79.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
552 DQ Read 993 1,216
360 DQ Write 885 1,277
237 DQ Mixed 672 932
577% 850 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 317 312 308 305 302 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 2,104
Write 1,482
Mixed 660
SusWrite 352
254% 1,150 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 223
4K Mixed 70.4
296% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,267
DQ Write 1238
DQ Mixed 699
677% 1,068 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 313 310 311 312 312 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 2,072
Write 1,495
Mixed 678
SusWrite 480
261% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 64.2
262% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,067
DQ Write 1,271
DQ Mixed 763
688% 1,034 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 283 282 281 279 267 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 2,046
Write 1,309
Mixed 624
SusWrite 332
237% 1,078 MB/s
4K Read 61.9
4K Write 235
4K Mixed 61.2
297% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,051
DQ Write 1,148
DQ Mixed 811
690% 1,003 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 252 241 214 235 238 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 2,054
Write 770
Mixed 481
SusWrite 271
195% 894 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 63
272% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,123
DQ Write 932
DQ Mixed 992
753% 1,016 MB/s
214GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1064 502 309 308 309 308 MB/s
150% Outstanding
Read 1,690
Write 1156
Mixed 560
SusWrite 467
214% 968 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 35.6
124% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 470
315% 381 MB/s
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Typical Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB Builds (Compare 5,132 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 112%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P WIFI

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,208x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $292Bench 117%, 66,991 samples992x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples574x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples665x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples495x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples478x
SSD
Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GBNvmeBench 205%, 293 samples1x
RAM
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples340x
AX5U5200C3816G-B 2x16GBAdataBench 154%, 3,151 samples242x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples241x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,137

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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